WORK-FAMILY BENEFITS: WHAT WOMEN WANT AND NEGOTIATORS SHOULD KNOW

HERVÉ QUENEAU
MICHAEL MARMO

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DOI: 10.2190/3GWJ-LMHE-AJMG-MXC6

Abstract

As the number of women in the labor force has increased dramatically in recent years, so has the significance of work-family issues as subjects of contract negotiations. Although public employers increasingly offer work-family benefits, there is little research examining the determinants of employee preferences for such perquisites. To help fill this void, our article has two objectives. First, it analyzes the extent to which preferences for different work-family benefits among women employees at a public university in the lower Midwest are related to sociodemographic and job-related factors. Second, we discuss the implications of these findings for union and management negotiators.

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