Long work hours widen the gender gap
Friday, August 1, 2008 - 08:49
in Psychology & Sociology
Working overtime has a disproportionate impact on women in dual-earner households, exacerbating gender inequality and supporting the "separate sphere" phenomenon in which men are the breadwinners while women tend to the home, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.
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