Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.5559/di.20.1.03
Combining Work and Family Life in Croatia and Their Influence on Fertility
Anđelko AKRAP
orcid.org/0000-0002-5293-4775
; Ekonomski fakultet, Zagreb
Ivan ČIPIN
; Ekonomski fakultet, Zagreb
Sažetak
The dual-earner family is increasingly becoming a norm in
the majority of developed countries. The aim of this paper is
to investigate how developed is the infrastructure for
combining family and work and what type of family models
are preferred by employed women in Croatia. In the survey,
based on a sample of 1309 employed women aged 20-39,
different statistical techniques were applied to find their
preferred family model and attitudes on women’s labor
market position. The results show that a large majority of
employed women prefer the dual-earner model, where both
parents have paid work outside of the household. Moreover,
younger generations of women have more liberal views on
women's position in the labor market. To increase women’s
employment and fertility in the same time is no easy task, but
experience from countries where high women’s employment
rate coexists with higher fertility rate show it is not
impossible. We conclude that the lack of possibility for part-
-time work in Croatia imposes a barrier for women who
want to combine professional and family responsibilities.
Ključne riječi
fertility; combining professional and family responsibilities; employed women
Hrčak ID:
65351
URI
Datum izdavanja:
17.3.2011.
Posjeta: 7.200 *