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“New Work” practices, accelerated through the COVID-19 pandemic, offer opportunities for gender equity through flexible work arrangements, while they pose risks, especially for those with care giving duties. This Special Issue features nine contributions from the 2023 conference “New Work – New Problems? Gender Perspectives on the Transformation of...
Introduction Teleworking is one of the most significant legacies of the pandemic. Great attention is now being paid to its effects on workers’ health. One of the arguments that emerged on this issue is that ‘working away from the office’ affects the time we spend with significant others. This calls into question all those processes that make relati...
How much does survey mode matter for predicting environmental attitudes and behaviors? It is essential to consider the influence of survey mode on the measurement of variables, particularly given the increasing popularity of web-based data collection following the Covid crisis. In 2020, several ISSP countries adopted a mixed-mode design, combining...
Background
The key objective of our study was to describe the population-average trajectories of wellbeing, spanning the period of 2017–2022, comparing young people with other age groups. Moreover, we aimed to identify subgroups of young people who experienced disproportionate changes in wellbeing.
Methods
We used longitudinal data from six waves...
Utilizando los datos obtenidos mediante una encuestacontinua en Internet (CVWS), tusalario.es (WI),que tiene como población objetivo la población activaespañola, el trabajo analiza, en primer lugar, el sesgoque dicho método de encuesta produce. En segundolugar, aplica dos metodologías de ponderación con laintención de corregir los errores de repres...
Background
The key objective of our study was to describe the population-average trajectories of wellbeing, spanning the period of 2017-2022, comparing young people with other age groups. Additionally, we aimed to describe population-average trajectories of stress and psychosomatic symptoms among young people in 2017-2022 and to identify subgroups...
In recent decades, research on work and family relations has rapidly progressed, offering valuable insights into how disparities in managing both paid and unpaid domestic work are shaped. This research illuminates how individual attributes; dynamics
within couples, organizational policies, and broader contextual influences contribute to inequalitie...
An extensive body of research has documented the relationship between sexual orientation and income, but only a few studies have examined the effects of sexual orientation on workplace authority. This article investigates the probability of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people having (high-level) workplace authority and the effects of occupationa...
This paper provides a descriptive and visual analysis of labour market trajectories in South Africa and Indonesia. Using a sequence analysis of individual labour market trajectories, we illustrate the presence or absence of new labour market trends in the two countries. The analysis highlights differences across cohorts, by educational background,...
This article assesses the gendered impact of COVID‐19 measures on changes in time that Swiss dual earner couples spent on unpaid work during the pandemic, focusing on families with children. Overcoming some of the methodological shortcomings of previous studies, high‐quality representative panel data allow us to examine the change in time invested...
In this article, we review existing research on the complementarity of social media data and survey data for the study of public opinion. We start by situating our review in the extensive literature (N = 187) about the uses, challenges, and frameworks related to the use of social media for studying public opinion. Based on 187 relevant articles (14...
The study of labour market transitions is an important aspect not only for researchers but also for policy makers. Such transitions, including retirement, extended working life, unemployment or school-to-work transitions etc., can be challenging and are often identified as turning points in the (re)production and accumulation of social inequalities...
This study is related to a growing literature on the impact of a receiving context on immigrant labour market outcomes. Unlike previous comparative research, which has been primarily concerned with immigrant men, our focus is on immigrant women and the role of institutions particularly relevant to them. Using the European Union Labour Force Surveys...
The aim of this paper is twofold: first it shows how the identification of seven vulnerable labour market groups in the 2018 European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) is possible. These groups include age, gender identity, sexual orientation, single parenthood, migration (ethnicity, nationality, and migration status), religion, and disability. Se...
The finding that men are disproportionately represented in positions of workplace authority to an extent that cannot be explained by human capital attributes and location within the structure of the economy is well documented. Arguing that different authority positions are differentially gendered, this article tests a more refined hypothesis: that...
Das vorliegende Faktenblatt präsentiert die Ergebnisse des Themenbereichs Wohlbefinden der FORS Covid-19 MOSAiCH Erhebung, die zwischen Ende April und Mai 2020 bei 1’937Personen in der Schweiz durchgeführt wurde. In diesem Bereich wurde das Wohlbefinden und die Lebenszufriedenheit im Allgemeinen erhoben. Zudem wurde gefragt, wie zufrieden die Leute...
Samenvatting Deze factsheet beschrijft de situatie van bewoners in instellingen voor verpleging en verzorging tijdens en na het beëindigen van het landelijke bezoekverbod in 2020. In mei en juni/juli is online vragenlijst onderzoek uitgevoerd naar de gevolgen van sociale isolatie door het nieuwe coronavirus in verpleeghuizen en woonzorgcentra. Voor...
Das vorliegende Faktenblatt präsentiert die Ergebnisse des Themenbereichs Arbeit der FORS Covid-19MOSAiCH Erhebung, die zwischen Ende April und Mai2020 in der Schweiz durchgeführt wurde. In diesem Bereich wurde erhoben,wie sich die Arbeitssituation der Haushalte während dem Lockdown verändert hat und welche Veränderungen die Befragten in der Zukunf...
Das vorliegende Faktenblatt präsentiert die Ergebnisse des Themenbereichs Politik der FORS Covid-19MOSAiCH Erhebung, die zwischen Ende April und Mai 2020 bei 1’937Personen in Schweizer Privathaushalten durchgeführt wurde. In diesem Bereich evaluieren wir zum einen, wie die Bevölkerung die Einschränkungen der Grundrechte währendCovid-19 erlebt hat u...
Der Lockdown hat das soziale und ökonomische Leben in der Schweiz innerhalb weniger Tage fast komplett lahm gelegt. Das Schliessen vieler Geschäfte und das Herunterfahren der Produktion von Waren, die nicht als systemrelevant eingestuft wurden, hat viele Beschäftigte sehr hart getroffen. Hinzu kommt, dass viele Beschäftigte aufgrund der Schliessung...
This paper studies the role of labour market policies for economic outcomes of immigrants with different migration motives. Using two recent European Union Labour Force Surveys ad hoc modules and applying country fixed-effects models, we examine if labour market policies can alleviate the economic disadvantage of family reunification and refugee im...
A survey conducted among 193 residents, 1609 relatives, and 811 carers in 38 Dutch long-term care facilities during the visitor-ban, showed high levels of loneliness and 39 increased frequency and severity of mood and behavior problems.
Objectives:
With the spread of COVID-19, the Netherlands implemented a policy to keep citizens physically distanced. We hypothesize that consequent reduction in the frequency of social contacts, personal losses and the experience of general threats in society reduced well-being.
Methods:
Data were collected from 1,679 Dutch community-dwelling pa...
Using panel data from the Spanish Labour Force Survey (2008–2016), we explore the risks and opportunities of job transitions (to unemployment, inactivity, full-time work and promotion) of female immigrants and natives in part-time work. This is the first study examining the two possible functions of part-time employment (stepping stone or trap) for...
Although scholars are increasingly able to explain why states (do not) comply with human rights treaties, the role of social norms in compliance has been neglected. This is remarkable because human rights often directly address social norms. Our study aims to contribute to the existing literature by providing quantitative and qualitative evidence o...
In the last decade, the call for improved estimates of lesbians, gay men and bisexual (LGB) populations has grown steadily. This is related to the increasing visibility of same-sex unions and the rapidly evolving changes in the legal and normative institutional frameworks regarding same-sex relationships in Western countries. The aim of this articl...
This paper examines possible differences between lesbians, gay men and bisexuals (LGBs) compared to heterosexuals with respect to their integration into the residential neighbourhood. By means of a multi-level analysis, we examine if there is a gap in social integration between LGBs compared to heterosexuals, and if so, to what extent municipality...
More women are now entering male-dominated fields, yet, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) remain dominated by men. We examined the association between boys’ and girls’ STEM choices after secondary education and friends’ gender norms, and whether pressure to conform to traditional gender norms differs depending on the gender c...
This case is a detailed account of the planning and execution of the data collection for the Unions in Context (UNICON) study, which is a probability-based survey among lesbian, gay and heterosexual couples and families in the Netherlands. On the one hand, we situate the UNICON study in the context of the status quo of the field. We discuss the opp...
In this study, we examine whether there is a well-being gap between persons in same-sex and mixed-sex unions. We consider the possible role that tolerance of homosexuality plays in the size of this gap by comparing these union types across nine European countries with varying levels of normative and legal tolerance (informal and formal institutiona...
Background:
This study used the global WageIndicator web survey to answer the following research questions: (RQ1) What are the migration patterns of health workers? (RQ2) What are the personal and occupational drivers of migration? (RQ3) Are foreign-born migrant health workers discriminated against in their destination countries?
Methods:
Of the...
A sample is a subset of a population and we survey the units from the sample with the aim to learn about the entire population.
However, the sampling theory was basically developed for probability sampling, where all units in the population have known and positive probabilities of inclusion. This definition implicitly involves randomization, which...
Whereas the sample composition biases of web surveys have been discussed extensively for developed countries, studies for developing countries are scarce. This article helps to fill that gap by comparing similar non-probability-based web surveys and probability-based face-to-face surveys both to each other and to the labor force. An analysis of Wag...
Wage dispersion among observationally similar workers is still only partially unexplained by economists from both a theoretical and an empirical point of view. Given that jobs can be broken down into tasks, namely units of work activities producing output, we empirically test whether part of the observed variation in wages across similar individual...
This chapter seeks to provide insights into a hitherto neglected topic – that of gender segregation among those who have taken part in vocational education and training (VET). In spite of a growing body of work on the link between educational and occupational segregation by gender, relatively little attention has been given to the specific role pla...
In this article, we investigate the effects of economic conditions, families, education, and gender ideologies on the labor force participation rates of women in eleven age groups in 117 countries. We find that participation rates of young and older women are partly explained by sector sizes and the level of economic development. However, to explai...
Whereas the sample composition biases of web surveys have been discussed extensively for developed countries, studies for developing countries are scarce. This article helps to fill that gap by comparing similar non-probability-based web surveys and probability-based face-to-face surveys both to each other and to the labor force. An analysis of Wag...
In light of the growing importance of web-based data in the social and behavioral sciences, WEBDATANET was established in 2011 as a COST Action (IS 1004) to create a multidisciplinary network of web-based data collection experts: (web) survey methodologists, psychologists, sociologists, linguists, economists, Internet scientists, media and public o...
Differences between the political behavior of men and women have been a topic of political and public opinion research for a long time. One focus of the ‘gender gap’ discussion has been on gender differences in electoral behavior. Even though the act of voting itself is fairly equally distributed, women and men seem to show different preferences wh...
The chapter aims to explore and evaluate in more detail the efficiency of PSA and the power of webographics in adjusting biases arising from non-randomized sample selection. In this context, it is to be considered that evidence for the applicability of PSA in the field of surveys in the scientific community is very limited. The empirical applicatio...
Turnover in the health workforce is a concern as it is costly and detrimental to organizational performance and quality of care. Most studies have focused on the influence of individual and organizational factors on an employee's intention to quit. Inspired by the observation that providing care is based on the duration of practices, tasks and proc...
Background
This article represents the first attempt to explore remuneration in Human Resources for Health (HRH), comparing wage levels, ranking and dispersion of 16 HRH occupational groups in 20 countries (Argentina, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Russian Fed...
This chapter discusses the potentials and constraints of using a volunteer Web survey as a worldwide data collection tool for wages. It provides a detailed description of the bias related to individual-level wages and core socio-demographic and employment-related variables across selected developed and developing countries and evaluates the efficie...
An examination of emerging forms of knowledge creation using Web-based technologies, analyzed from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Today we are witnessing dramatic changes in the way scientific and scholarly knowledge is created, codified, and communicated. This transformation is connected to the use of digital technologies and the virtualization...
What is in it for you?
Do you collect data via the Internet in your research? If you do, this European network is important for you. The network collects and combines experiences and research on the methodology of online data collection. It provides access to expertise that may be important in your re-search.
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WEBDATANET is a unique multidisci...
This paper addresses the question how cross-national differences in occupational gender segregation can be explained from a macro-level perspective. Previous research has demonstrated that cross-country differences in the occupational allocation process by gender can be attributed to institutional and structural characteristics. However, less atten...
As pointed out in the introduction, one core aspect in the scientific literature on occupational sex segregation has been the question of how to measure this phenomenon adequately. As there is a variety of different single number indices, results of relevant studies (see Anker 1998, Blau and Hendricks 1979, Hakim 1979, 1993, Jacobs 1989b, Siltanen...
This study untangles the complex interplay of individual and contextual factors shaping cross-national differences in horizontal and vertical occupational sex segregation. It relates the individual factors affecting occupational decisions to the broader social and economic context within a given society. Following this approach, Stephanie Steinmetz...
This paper details the WageIndicator web-survey, the questionnaire and its dataset. The paper is an update of previous codebooks and explanatory notes.1 In the past years, the WageIndicator web-survey and its datacollection has undergone several technological innovations. In 2009, it was decided to include both the complete and the incomplete data...
This paper details the WageIndicator web-survey, the questionnaire and its dataset. The paper is an update of previous codebooks and explanatory notes.1 In the past years, the WageIndicator web-survey and its datacollection has undergone several technological innovations. In 2009, it was decided to include both the complete and the incomplete data...
Using micro data from a continuous volunteer web survey (CVWS), the WageIndicator (WI), this paper firstly analyses the type of bias that such a survey method produces. Secondly, following a «model-based» approach, two alternative data weighting methodologies are implemented. Thirdly, in order to test whether weighting corrects the bias, thus makin...
Utilizando los datos obtenidos mediante una encuesta continua en Internet (CVWS), tusalario.es (WI), que tiene como población objetivo la población activa española, el trabajo analiza, en primer lugar, el sesgo que dicho método de encuesta produce. En segundo lugar, aplica dos metodologías de ponderación con la intención de corregir los errores de...
Can weighting improve the representativeness of volunteer online panels
This paper investigates the impact of gender differences in tertiary education, i.e., field of study and level of tertiary degree, on two selected labour market risks: unemployment and low-status jobs. Using Labour Force Survey data from the year 2000, results of the logistic regression models and non-linear decomposition analyses generally confirm...
The strengths and weaknesses of web surveys have been widely described in the literature. Of particular interest is the question to which degree the obtained results can be generalised for the whole population? To deal with this problem weighting adjustments, like post-stratification and propensity score adjustment (PSA) have been seen as a possibl...
The aim of this article is to examine how (i) children and (ii) the existence and potential earnings of husbands affect women's employment patterns in West Germany, East Germany, and Poland. In particular, it assesses whether employment patterns in East Germany and Poland resemble those exhibited in West Germany after the collapse of the socialist...
The strengths and weaknesses of web surveys have been widely described in the literature. Of particular interest is the question to which degree the obtained results can be generalised for the whole population? To deal with this problem weighting adjustments, like post-stratification and propensity score adjustment (PSA) have been seen as a possibl...
This article explores the role of field of study in channelling tertiary graduates into gender-appropriate occupations and the extent to which this process varies across countries. Previous research has demonstrated that such cross-country differences can be attributed to the nature of the welfare regime. However, less attention has been devoted to...
The objective of this paper is to investigate the relationship between gender differentiation in tertiary education and labour market hazards. We analyze how differences between male and female tertiary graduates in the chosen degree level and field of study affect the likelihood to be unemployed or obtain a low status job. In order to learn about...
