Part-time employment can be a life-time setback for earnings: a study of British women 1975-2001

Working paper

Two particular features of the position of women in the British labour market are the extensive role of part-time work and the large part-time pay penalty. Part-time work features most prominently when women are in their 30s, the peak childcare years and, particularly for more educated women, a crucial period for career building. This makes it essential to understand its impact on women's subsequent earnings trajectories.

Authors: Gregory, M; Connolly, S

• Publication status: Published
• Publisher: University of Oxford
• Series: Department of Economics Discussion Paper Series
• Publication date: 2007-10-01
• Paper number: 358
• Keywords: life-cycle; over-qualification; occupation; earnings trajectories; part-time work; downgrade; female employment