A new study has found that flexitime and having autonomy over working hours - known as schedule control - impacts differently on men and women and may increase the gender pay gap.
That's the conclusion of a research co-led by researchers from University of Kent in the UK found. The study shows that although schedule control is associated with increases in overtime and income, it is men that benefit more.
The research, from the University's School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research and the Hans-Böckler Foundation , Dusseldorf, Germany, showed that the increase in overtime was much higher for men, meaning that schedule control has the potential to 'traditionalise' gender roles.
This was because of the large number of women taking part in the study sample who were working part-time.
The findings were published in the journal European Sociological Review.
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