IDPSF

Professionals and Parenthood in the Twenty-first Century

Coordinatore	THE CITY UNIVERSITY    more  Organization address address: NORTHAMPTON SQUARE city: LONDON postcode: EC1V 0HB contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Dilly Cognome: Tawakkul Email: send email Telefono: +44 2070403804 Fax: +44 2070403803
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	231˙283 €
EC contributo	231˙283 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF
Funding Scheme	MC-IEF
Anno di inizio	2014
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2014-10-01   -   2016-09-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	THE CITY UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: NORTHAMPTON SQUARE city: LONDON postcode: EC1V 0HB contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Dilly Cognome: Tawakkul Email: send email Telefono: +44 2070403804 Fax: +44 2070403803	UK (LONDON)	coordinator	231˙283.20

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'This project aims to contribute to a better understanding of work-life conflict and the negotiation of parenthood in professional service firms (PSFs) from a cross-national comparative perspective (France, Romania and the UK). These countries provide very different cultural and institutional settings and as work and parenting norms are culturally and institutionally shaped, conducting cross-national research will allow a more nuanced understanding of the complex interactions between the two. PSFs provide particularly rich settings to study work-life conflict due to the long working hours and client availability requirements. As knowledge-intensive firms, the value of PSFs is based primarily on their professional workers. Developing and keeping their human resources is therefore fundamentally important to PSFs in terms of competitiveness, productivity, professional integrity and reputation. In-depth interviews will be used to examine how professional identities and parenthood are embedded within organizational policies and practices shaped by national contexts. This research is innovative as it takes a holistic view of parenting and work-life conflict by adopting a multilevel approach and by focusing on parenthood rather than motherhood. This project is very timely as it addresses directly two key issues currently on the agenda of the EU and its member states: (1) the matter of gender diversity in economic leadership positions; and (2) the impact of parental leave on professionals’ careers, as well as reinsertion upon return. In addition, my project is highly relevant to the ERA as: (1) it is interdisciplinary, (2) it provides me with excellent training and international collaborations which will significantly advance my future career. Against the backdrop of globalization and economic recession, my research will contribute to making Europe a more competitive and more dynamic knowledge-based economy.'