Home-based telework: gender and the synchronisation of work and family: perspectives of teleworkers and their co-residents

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Lewis, S. and Sullivan, C. 2001. Home-based telework: gender and the synchronisation of work and family: perspectives of teleworkers and their co-residents. Gender, Work and Organization. 8 (2), pp. 123-145. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0432.00125
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TitleHome-based telework: gender and the synchronisation of work and family: perspectives of teleworkers and their co-residents
AuthorsLewis, S. and Sullivan, C.
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This article explores the relationship between work–family roles and boundaries, and gender, among home-based teleworkers and their families. Previous literature suggests two alternative models of the implications of home-based work for gendered experiences of work and family: the new opportunities for flexibility model and the exploitation model. Drawing on the findings of a qualitative study of home-based workers and their co-residents, we argue that these models are not mutually exclusive. We explore the gendered processes whereby teleworking can simultaneously enhance work–life balance while perpetuating traditional work and family roles.

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JournalGender, Work and Organization
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