Managing Work and Family. Nonstandard Work Arrangements among Managers and Professionals.

With more mothers in the work force and greater stresses created by competing demands of work and home, nonstandard work arrangements (NSWAs), which include temporary help agency work, on-call work, day labor, contract work, independent contracting, self-employment, and part-time work, have been suggested as a remedy for this conflict. For the average worker, the cost of employment in a nonstandard arrangement is often quite high in terms of reduced hourly wages and benefits and limited job security; however, little is known about managers and professionals in nonstandard arrangements. A study compared the experiences of managers and professionals in nonstandard arrangements to those with similar characteristics in regular full-time jobs, as well as to other white-collar workers in nonstandard arrangements. Data were gathered from the February 1995 Current Population Survey. The study found that managers and professionals in many types of nonstandard work, especially if they are women, are paid less than their counterparts employed in regular full-time jobs with similar education and personal characteristics. However, some nonstandard workers, usually men, are paid more, especially those in certain independent contractor, self-employment, and contract work arrangement. The study concluded that nonstandard work arrangements, although helpful for expanding the options of some workers, rarely offer effective strategies for most of those hoping to resolve the competing demands of work and family (particularly minority workers). (Contains 58 references.) (KC) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** Managing Work and Family Nonstandard Work Arrangements Among Managers and Professionals U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 0 f itj ice of Educational Research and improvement E CATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. Roberta M. Spalter-Roth Arne L. Kalleberg Edith Rasell Naomi Cassirer Barbara F. Reskin Ken Hudson David Webster Eileen Appelbaum Betty L. Dooley 1 PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY POTitoy! TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE Women's Research & Education Institute BEST COPY AVAILABLE 2 Managing Work and Family Nonstandard Work Arrangements Among Managers and Professionals Roberta M. Spalter-Roth Arne L. Kalleberg Edith Rasell Naomi Cassirer Barbara F. Reskin Ken Hudson David Webster Eileen Appelbaum Betty L. Dooley A JOINT PUBLICATION OF ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE Women's Research & Education Institute