1.   And women were still more likely to choose part-time work as a scheduling option than men.

2.   Pitta maintains that this would lead to scheduling options and productivity gains that would more than outweigh the three-hour cut in hours.

3.   She says the hospital has been a beneficiary of the scheduling option because many nurses have used it to return to school to improve their skills.

4.   So far, hospital administrators have agreed to allow nurses in six units to keep the scheduling option.

5.   Officials considered several scheduling options and hoped to run the event by Wednesday.