@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp3994, author={Bóo, Florencia López and Madrigal, Lucia and Pagés, Carmen}, title={Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country}, year={2009}, month={Feb}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={3994}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3994}, abstract={This paper investigates the relationship between part-time work and job satisfaction using a recent household survey from Honduras. In contrast to previous work for developed countries, this paper does not find a preference for part-time work among women. Instead, both women and men tend to prefer full- time work, although the preference for working longer hours is stronger for men. Consistent with an interpretation of working part-time as luxury consumption, the paper finds that partnered women with children, poor women or women working in the informal sector are more likely to prefer full-time work than single women, partnered women without children, non-poor women or women working in the formal sector. These results have important implications for the design of family and child care policies in low-income countries.}, keywords={part-time work;gender;job satisfaction;job flexibility}, }