Het combineren van ouderschap en betaald werk: een longitudinale studie naar intenties en gedrag

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This paper examines the relationship between fertility and labour market participation among females in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is characterized by low and late fertility, and low but increasing levels of female labour force participation. It is argued that this situation at least partly results from the rather poor facilities that are available for combining the joint roles of mother and worker. Longitudinal survey data from a study among Dutch young adults show that female young adults are increasingly planning to combine the two roles of mother and worker. This not only results from new cohorts entering adulthood, but also from intra-cohort changes in intentions among women already in the labour force. Furthermore, the data show that women who have jobs offering flexible working hours and good opportunities for part-time employment are more likely to charge their intentions from leaving the labour force at childbirth to continuing employment than women who do not have flexible working hours or opportunities for part-time employment. The consequences of these findings for labour market policies are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Mens en Maatschappij is the property of Amsterdam University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)