Seminar Running Out of Time?

Speaker

Anna Martinez - Università dei Paesi Baschi / Universidad del País Basco

Abstract

In recent decades, a growing share of people have reported feeling rushed, stressed, and short of time to meet daily demands, prompting renewed attention to the concept of time poverty. Defined as a persistent condition in which individuals face excessive demands and insufficient time to meet them (Goodin et al., 2005), time poverty limits quality of life and restricts social participation and future opportunities. This growing sense of time poverty is closely linked to profound changes in time-use patterns, which have substantially increased overall time demands, particularly affecting families. Building on these insights, this study draws on data from time-use surveys conducted in seven Western countries from the late 1980s to the 2020s to determine whether time poverty has become more prevalent over time while accounting for parental status and gender. Our results reveal a growing parental gap in time poverty, although with notable cross-country variations. Overall, the rise in parental time poverty is primarily explained by behavioural changes in time use, while compositional factors play a secondary but meaningful role. 

Il progetto dal Titolo “Social uncertainty and fertility in Europe" (Acronimo: SO-UNFER), di cui è Responsabile Scientifico la Prof.ssa Chiara Ludovica Comolli, è stato finanziato con il contributo del Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca ai sensi del D.D. prot. n. 1236 del 01/08/2023 – Fondo Italiano per la Scienza - BANDO FIS 2” - Decreto di ammissione a finanziamento n. 23178 del 10/12/2024 - Codice MUR: FIS-2023-03148; CUP: J53C24004290001