Parental leave vs. competition for clients: Motherhood penalty in competitive work environments

Abstract: Objective: This paper explores the role of parental leave for gendered career patterns in individualized, competitive labor markets in Norway, a culturally and politically family-friendly and gender-equal society. Background: Despite family-friendly policies and little prejudice against mothers, there is a significant gap in wages and careers between mothers and fathers in Norway. This is particularly true in individualized, competitive parts of the labor market, such as finance banking. To understand this pattern, we must examine the institutionalized rules of the game in which portfolio workers, with individual responsibility for their portfolio of clients, operate. Method: Drawing on in-depth interviews with 30 women and men working in Norwegian business banking, we analyze accounts of parental leave practices and how these bankers navigate the market conditions. Results: The analyses show how the market structure for finance banking and portfolio careers limits family policies,.... https://ubp.uni-bamberg.de/jfr/index.php/jfr/article/view/751

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Parental leave vs. competition for clients: Motherhood penalty in competitive work environments ; volume:34 ; number:3 ; year:2022 ; Journal of family research ; 34, Heft 3 (2022)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Halrynjo, Sigtona ; Mangset, Marte

Further information

• DOI: 10.20377/jfr-751-668
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023090620473153694529
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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