During the 1980s, atypical forms of employment sprung up, but these various forms have not concerned the same populations. In particular, part-time work affects nearly only women and has not been set up in the same way — through labor négociations and with compensation — as other atypical forms concerning men. These developments are considered to follow not form the recession's impact but rather to be a means of getting around stable employment norms in order to develop a new form of job flexibility.Durant les années quatre vingt, les emplois «atypiques » se sont très vite développés. L'auteur montre que leurs différentes formes ne concernent pas les mêmes catégories de population : en particulier, le travail à temps partiel touche presque ...