...Irena Benesova; Aleksandra Gaweł Purpose The European Union (EU) labour market is characterised by a paradox: women currently outperform men in terms of educational attainment, yet they face gender inequalities in the labour market and overqualification. This study examines whether...

... transition into graduate-level work beyond the short-term, examining how determining factors change over time. Design/methodology/approach We considered time-based underemployment (graduates are working less hours than desired) and overqualification (skills in employment not matching education level/type...

... Group Publishing Limited 2016 Subjective well-being Time pressure Underemployment Job satisfaction Autonomy Overqualification Job demands-control model Mismatch Studies for many countries indicate that a substantial part of workers are overeducated, i.e. they are employed in jobs...