Authors: Harriet B. Presser and Janet C. Gornick

Publication: Monthly Labor Review. vol. 128, no.8. pp. 41-53

Date: August 2005

Abstract:

Along with the increase in women’s employment in many European countries has been a rise in their share of weekend employment, particularly on Sundays; women’s disproportionate share in weekend work is most evident in the service sector; in the industrial sector, women are underrepresented among weekend workers.

Link: The Female Share of Weekend Employment: A Study of 16 Countries (PDF)