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New Work – New Problems?

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: “New Work” practices, accelerated through the COVID-19 pandemic, offering opportunities for gender equity through flexible work arrangements, while posing risks, especially for those with caregiving duties. This Special Issue features nine contributions from the 2023 conference “New Work – New Problems?” The articles examine remote work through a gender lens, explore evolving gender norms within organizations, and assess whether new work forms lead to dependencies and precarity globally. Collectively, they advocate for rethinking “work” to achieve a more equitable, just, and sustainable future.

Source: Swiss Journal of Sociology

DOI: 10.26034/cm.sjs.2025.6962

Authors: Lucia Lanfranconi, Isabelle Zinn, Stephanie Steinmetz, Gesine Fuchs, Christina Bornatici

Institutions: Bern University of Applied Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Work-Family Balance Challenges

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4409441492

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