Does the ‘right to request’ flexible work policy influence men’s and women’s uptake of flexible working and well-being: findings from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
The reduction in women's psychological distress and improved life satisfaction might be partly explained by the increased women's uptake of reduced hours arrangements, which may have enabled women to better meet their family care demands. However, even the gender-neutral policies on flexible working may inadvertently exacerbate gender inequalities in labour force participation by pushing women more into part-time work.
Authors
- Baowen Xue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0180-8776)
- Anne McMunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3237-9345)
- Heejung Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6422-6119)
- Ran Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6414-6434)
Institutions
- Institute for Fiscal Studies (GB)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- King's College School (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2025-224166
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63
Funders
- European Commission
- National Research Foundation
- Ministry of Education
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
- Economic and Social Research Council