Does flexible working really provide a better work-life balance? Throughout the COVID-19
pandemic, flexible working has become the norm for many workers. This volume offers an …

In algorithmic work, algorithms execute operational and management tasks such as work
allocation, task tracking and performance evaluation. Humans and algorithms interact with …

This article sets out to investigate how flexitime and teleworking can help women maintain
their careers after childbirth. Despite the increased number of women in the labour market in …

We have been struck by the reflective mood of many of the contributions since the previous
review of the careers literature in this series (Arnold, 1997a). It appears that this has been a …

Despite the shrinking of the gender wage gap, women with children continue to experience
earnings and career disadvantages that women without children do not experience. This …

This paper examines the key issues associated with work-life balance (WLB) with a
particular focus on practices within the tourism industry. It provides an overview of the …

The associations between mothers' part-time employment and mother well-being, parenting,
and family functioning were examined using seven waves of the NICHD Study of Early Child …

Abstract Changes in values, demographics, and technology have focused attention on
work/life balance as an important indicator of employees' quality of life. This chapter reviews …

Using the UK Household Longitudinal Study we examine how flexible working is associated
with the division of housework and childcare among dual-earner heterosexual couples with …

The legal profession in England and Wales is becoming more diverse. However, while white
women and black and minority ethnic (BME) individuals now enter the profession in larger …