The Spatial Anatomy of Working at Home: Concepts, Measures and Types of Spaces Used
本文利用英国技能与就业调查数据,从工作与家庭空间边界重叠程度出发,分析了过去二十年在家工作和混合工作的趋势与模式,并考察了家庭办公室与其他空间(如厨房、客厅)的使用特征,发现相对特权者更可能在家工作,且男性、居住空间更大的人更可能拥有家庭办公室,性别差异在双职工家庭中依然存在。
ABSTRACT This article provides a spatial analysis of working at home. It makes distinctions according to the extent to which the boundaries of work and home spatially overlap. Using this conceptual lens, it deploys data from Britain′s Skills and Employment Survey to track the trends and patterns of homeworking and hybrid working over the last two decades. The article also examines the type of home spaces used. It identifies the characteristics of those who use a home office as opposed to other spaces, such as the kitchen or the lounge, where unpaid domestic tasks are carried out. The results show that, first, the relatively privileged are more likely to work at home. Second, those spending more time working at home, living in larger and better‐maintained homes, and men rather than women are more likely to have a home office. Furthermore, gendered access to a home office persists even among dual‐earner households.