Flexible work, gender and wellbeing

I found evidence of a gendered flexible work paradox in relation to teleworking - women who worked at home more were more likely to shift work into freetime, experience work-family conflict, feel they didn't have enough time for leisure and experience low wellbeing. For men, however, working more at home reduced work-family conflict, increased their statisfaction with leisure time and increased wellbeing. The qualitative evidence found men working at home often used this to feel more involved in childcare - mothers often interachanged work with housework, and sometimes childcare, shifting work to fit in with family life and whilst they experience overspill, they didn't necessarily see this a problem but a compromise. Being on-site, they felt hindered ability to work due to other interruptions. Women often overcame work-family conflict by splitting time between on-site and homeworking.