Faculty Member, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy
About
I am a comparative labour market and welfare state researcher.
My key interest lies in is the issues surrounding work-life balance. More specifically, I am interested in the impact of national policies and gender norms on the level of work-family conflict of individuals. Additionally, I am interested in the roles worker-centred working-time flexibility and job autonomy play in facilitating individuals to balance work with other aspects of life, and how that can impact companies and society.
Another key research interest of mine is labour market flexibility and employment insecurity and the cross-national variance found, explained by institutions and socio-economic characters.
In addition, I have written on a variety of topics relating to labour market flexibility and social policy. My main research method is quantitative data analysis using cross-national/European data with multi-level modelling techniques, but I also use qualitative methods including interviews and policy analyses.
My key interests include ( and will be interested in supervising students on ) ….
- Labour market flexibility, Employment insecurity
- Working time flexibility, Job autonomy
- Work-life balance, Work-family conflict
- Gender equality and gender norms
- Cross-national data, European data
- Multi-level modelling, other advance quantitative methods
- European welfare states & labour markets- focused on Dutch, British, Spanish cases
Currently I am writing papers in the topics of
1) Employment insecurity perceptions
2) Work-family conflict and gender gaps
3) Flexible working time arrangements
4) Support for child care in Europe
5) Youth in the labour market after the crisis
6) Relative importance of social life and the role of the welfare state
7) Gender norm dimensions
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