Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI-KNAW), The Hague, The Netherlands.
University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
J Appl Gerontol. 2020 Aug;39(8):915-921. doi: 10.1177/0733464818800651. Epub 2018 Sep 21.
Flexibility in work schedule and work location have been suggested as being work features that may promote prolonged employment among older workers. This study focuses on the question whether access to workplace flexibility differs between male and female older workers and how potential differences can be explained. Analyses are based on data collected in 2015 among 4,813 Dutch older workers (age 60-65 years), who were employed in the government, education, care, and welfare sectors. Results show that the studied women on average perceive to have less workplace flexibility than men, both in work schedule and in work location. The gender difference in perceived location flexibility can be fully explained by differences in the human capital and job characteristics of male and female older workers. The gender difference in perceived schedule flexibility can be captured less clearly by these factors. This disadvantaged position of late-career women warrants attention in discussions about prolonged employment.
工作时间和工作地点的灵活性被认为是可能促进老年工人延长就业的工作特征。本研究关注的问题是，老年男性和女性工人获得工作场所灵活性的情况是否存在差异，以及如何解释这些潜在差异。分析基于 2015 年在政府、教育、护理和福利部门工作的 4813 名荷兰老年工人（60-65 岁）收集的数据。研究结果表明，在所研究的女性中，与男性相比，无论是在工作时间还是工作地点，她们平均认为自己的工作场所灵活性较低。在感知到的位置灵活性方面的性别差异可以完全由老年男性和女性工人的人力资本和工作特征差异来解释。这些因素对感知到的日程安排灵活性的性别差异的解释程度较低。在讨论延长就业时，应该关注职业后期女性的这种不利地位。
