Lyonette, Clare, 1960-, Kaufman, Gayle and Crompton, Rosemary. (2011) 'We both need to work' : maternal employment, childcare and health care in Britain and the USA. Work, Employment & Society, Vol.25 (No.1). pp. 34-50. ISSN 0950-0170

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Abstract

Both Britain and the USA are described as market-oriented or ‘liberal’ welfare regimes. However, there are important variations within these two countries: although both have high rates of maternal employment, part-time work is much more common in the UK than in the USA, where dual-earner (full-time) couples are the norm. Part-time employment can help to ease work-family conflict for women, while simultaneously contributing to the household income. However, part-time work is limited in its economic benefits, is also career limiting, and, in the USA, it generally comes without health insurance. While most of the current research regarding maternal employment decisions focuses on women, this research involves interviews with 83 British and American fathers, to better understand the complexity of such decision-making. Men’s attitudes and experiences are examined in detail, focusing on the need for two incomes, the importance of paid health care and childcare costs and the potential role of part-time work.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Dual-career families -- Great Britain, Dual-career families -- United States, Working mothers, Part-time employment, Child care -- Costs, Health insurance -- Finance, Great Britain -- Social policy, United States -- Social policy
Journal or Publication Title:	Work, Employment & Society
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	0950-0170
Date:	March 2011
Volume:	Vol.25
Number:	No.1
Page Range:	pp. 34-50
Identification Number:	10.1177/0950017010389243
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), American Sociological Association (ASA), Davidson College, University of Cambridge. Centre for Research on Arts, Humanities, and the Social Sciences (CRAHSS)
Grant number:	RES-225-25-2001(ESRC)
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/37540

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