The massive of immigrant women in recent decades, has resulted in social and labour insertion of these effectively enforced through the domestic sector, but in which conditions? The Purpose of this study is to show the functioning of the domestic work market within Murcia City, through...

In 1978, Singapore was the rst country to introduce legislation allowing foreign domestic workers (e.g. maids) to work in the country with special visas. Though Singapore is often cited in the literature as a success story, there are no studies quantifying the impact of this legislation. In this...

This paper investigates the impact of fathers' flexible working hours on their willingness to contribute to domestic work. We first hypothesize that fathers will contribute more if they have the possibility to work flexible hours. Second, fathers are assumed to contribute less if their female...