Women's absenteeism in the popular press: Evidence for a gender-specific absence culture

2007/11/01 by Eric Patton, Gary Johns · 5 citations
Social Sciences · Health Professions · #Work-Family Balance Challenges #Employment and Welfare Studies #Gender Diversity and Inequality

paper · doi:10.1177/0018726707084301

Abstract

This study explores the societal expectations surrounding women's absenteeism from work by means of a content analysis of newspaper articles that have appeared in the New York Times over the last 100 years. The results suggest that a distinct absence culture exists for women that might legitimize their absenteeism, but might also perpetuate gender stereotypes and lead to gender discrimination.

Citations

• The gender similarities hypothesis.

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