Part-time employment is attractive to people with family responsibilities and to disabled per- sons who have mobility problems. Most part-time employees are women, and they tend to be con- centroated in lower level jobs and receive lower rates of pay than do full-time employees. In a large-scale study including 794 employees of a grocery store chain, 200 hospital workers, and 243 retail employees, researchers found that those who had chosen part-time employment were far more satisfied with their jobs, performed their work better, and were more committed to their organization than were those who were assigned to part-time work against their will (Holton, Lee & Tidd