The link between part-time work, working conditions and wages

Research shows that men and women's wages and career development are relatively similar up until they have children, but that the consequences of childbirth are greatest for women's connection to the labor market. Research from the Nobel Prize winner in economics in 2023, Claudia Goldin, points to how a lack of flexibility and significant demands for long working days in certain professions contribute to women falling behind in terms of wages when they have children. This is explained by the fact that in some professions it is difficult to combine caring for children with demands for long working days and being 'available' and present. If such presence, through full-time and overtime work etc., is rewarded in wage determination, this becomes a potentially important reason for the observed wage differences between women and men within occupations. In this sub-project, we study changes in labor market affiliation, wages, working hours and working conditions related to flexibility around the time when men and women have their first child.