Presented by Barbara Mataloni
Author: Barbara Mataloni
Abstract
Across advanced economies demands for flexibility in work and reduced working hours, such as the four-day working week, are increasing in order for individuals to have more time for family and leisure. While in the work-life balance literature considerable attention is devoted to the allocation of time to paid work and care work, the role of leisure is not systematically analysed. This postdoc project proposal aims to fill this gap by analysing gender differences in leisure from a comparative and theoretically comprehensive perspective. The country cases for the empirical study are Austria, Denmark, South Korea, and Spain. The countries are selected following a most different systems design logic that considers the degree of degenderisation of family policies as well as the public support for leisure. This presentation gives insights into the overall project idea as well as the specific work packages, which focus on (1) the quality of leisure, (2) the recognition of leisure, (3) the role of leisure for work-life balance, and (4) policies promoting leisure. In addition, the presentation will address synergies with the ‘AGILE Work-Life Balance’ project based at Copenhagen Business School