To ask if you work full or part time and the reasons why?

[BabyNextYear25]

My sister received news today she would not be able to return to work full time as there isn't capacity. She was a little annoyed as her youngest will be in school and she's bored at home.
It got me thinking, the vast majority of my female friends and family work part time. It would be my dream to work part time but it's not feasible at the moment. Um curious to see how many women work part time, and what is there reason behind it? But also full time as well.
My reason is simple- I was single parent and I couldn't pay my mortgage on one wage.

Part time after my son was born, I wanted to spend time with him whilst he was so young (importance of the first 1001 days and all that), now expecting our second so expect so will continue part time after maternity all being well.

Full time. Same reason - need the money.

Full time but on maternity at the moment. Have negotiated to drop 6 hours a week when I go back and do slightly shorter days otherwise I wouldn't get to spend any time with the baby before bed.

I'm also a single parent and have to work full time, but also there's very few part time roles in my career area/seniority level.

Full time as we need the money.

Part time, kind of. We have our own business, I work (from home) when kids are at school. When they're home I'm still doing bits and pieces where I can.

Part-time. I went part-time after the kids were born and then I have been fortunate enough to not need to go back to work full-time.

Full time, firstly due to financial reasons but also because I couldn't have progressed otherwise. Going to go part time soon as now senior enough to afford it and want better balance.

Very part time - two days a week. I am actually on maternity leave at the moment. I have a three year old and will have an eleven month old when I return. No plans to go full time in the future but may consider if we decide to send them to private school at secondary.

30 hours / 4 days a week. I'm autistic and had to stop working Wednesday so I never work more than 2 days without a rest day because I ran out of spoons.

I work part time as DH has advanced cancer and it makes it easier having the flexibility for treatment appointments etc as well as being on duty parent and housekeeper.

Feel quite proud I'm keeping up in a professional job albeit part time, I frequently feel torn.

Part time. No need to work full time when you own your home and have no kids. Tbf I sold up recently so I probably should pick up more hours again until I buy a new place (if I even can with the market as is). But, fuck it. I like my free time. I'll never work full time again if I can help it. Certainly not for more than the odd year here or there.

I worked part time after taking 12 years off (by choice) to be a SAHM. I am being very honest in that it was a decision I was able to make because we didn't the money ... we had our DS late in life and only had one child (again by choice) ... lived in a relatively 'cheap' part of the country, mortgage paid off in our early 40s. I wanted to have a good work / life balance and my DH was fully supportive of my decision. He went on to retire early whilst I carried on working part time.

I'm single without kids and I work part time because I hate working so like to do as little of it as possible.

Part time

Reason: can't be arsed/full time bad for my mental health

Full. Mortgage, 😒

I've never worked part time in my life. I'm 30. I started working (on and off, Saturday jobs and summer holiday jobs) at 13. I've got one child. My current job, whilst fulltime, is fully remote with flexitime and my core hours fit inside the school day, so it works for me. I'm genuinely befuddled by young single women without kids who work part time and don't have any apparent time consuming hobbies/interests.

Full time. We are very much a reversal of traditional gender roles in our household! My husband is full time carer for our disabled child (my step child) and I am a qualified healthcare professional so earn much more than he would.

Part-time, because I'm old and knackered and semi-retired.

Full time. I worked three days a week until a couple of months ago. Stuck it for a couple of years and realised that I hated everything about it

At the age of (almost) 57, I've gone back full time and finally I feel whole again 😍

Fulltime because I can't afford part-time, but if I was to win the lottery I'd stay in my job because I love it and am v good at it, I'd just work 3 hrs a day 5 days a week termtime only, that's the dream!

Full time. Two maternity leaves both 10 months but ft since. I know I've missed out on some time with the DC but the earnings and pension are important to me, plus being able to save into the dc isas, pay down the mortgage fast and go on some nice holidays. I grew up poor and would never rely on anyone else for my security.

I work for myself so am flexible but generally I work 30 hours which is a lot for pt but not quite ft. The main reason is that schools in my part of Scotland let out at lunchtime on Fridays so I take Fridays off to take the kids to sports.

I taught full time for 19 years, went down to 3 days when I went back to work after my daughter. I plan to go up to 4 days when she starts primary school in Sept as a full time teaching role and a small child would massively impact on mine, and our quality of life.

Part time. Lone parent to teens, youngest with mental health issues and needs lots of support. An alive daughter is better than a career or pension.