1-47 L18 - p56-Dialogue

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Depuislesannées80,letravailàtempspartielarégulièrementaugmenté,nonseulementenFrance,maisaussidanspresquetouslespayseuropéens.

Since the 1980s, part-time work has regularly increased, not only in France but also in almost all European countries.

C'estauxPays-Bas,enAngleterreetenSuèdequ'ilyaleplusdetravailleursàtempspartiel,ouplusexactementdetravailleuses,parcequ'ilyaplusdefemmesqued'hommesdanscettesituation.

It is in the Netherlands, England, and Sweden that there are the most part-time workers, or more precisely part-time workers, because there are more women than men in this situation.

Pourcomprendrepourquoicertainshommesfontaussicechoixdevie,nousavonsinterrogéThomas.

To understand why some men also make this life choice, we interviewed Thomas.

Thomasa36ans,Ilestmarié,pèredetroisenfantsettravailleàmi-temps.

Thomas is 36 years old, he is married, the father of three children, and works part-time.

Ilnousexpliquepourquoi.

He explains to us why.

Ecoutez,mafemmeetmoi,nous,nousavonspriscettedécisionquandnousavonseunotretroisièmeenfant.

Listen, my wife and I made this decision when we had our third child.

Pournepaspayerdenourrice,c'étaitlameilleuresolution.

To avoid paying for a nanny, it was the best solution.

Aliciaaunsalaireplusimportantquelemienetmoijepeuxfacilementtravailleràmi-temps.

Alicia has a higher salary than mine and I can easily work part-time.

Commentças'estpasséconcrètement?

How did it happen concretely?

EtbienaprèslanaissancedeLouise,mafemmeareprissontravailetmoij'aiprisuncongédedeuxanspourm'occuperdelapetite,maisaussidesdeuxgrandesaprèsl'école.

Well, after Louise was born, my wife went back to work and I took a two-year leave to take care of the little one, but also the two older ones after school.

Etpuis,quandLouiseestrentréeàl'école,j'aireprismontravailàtempspartielàlabibliothèque.

And then, when Louise started school, I resumed my part-time job at the library.

C'estvraimentbienparcequemeshorairessontlesmêmesqueceuxdel'écoleetjenetravaillequequatrejoursparsemaine.

It's really nice because my hours are the same as those of the school and I only work four days a week.

D'accord.

Okay.

Quelleestlaréactiondesgensautourdevous?

What is the reaction of the people around you?

Bah,lesgensréagissentdifféremment.

Well, people react differently.

Beaucoupsontsurpris,maisengénéral,lesréactionssontbonnes.

Many are surprised, but in general, the reactions are good.