This article investigates cross-national patterns in the gender division of housework in coresident couples. By using Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) data, we assess four …
We compare three theoretical models for the relationship between schooling and labor market outcomes. On the one hand, the job competition model, which views education as a …
Does gender equality matter for fertility? Demographic findings on this issue are rather inconclusive. We argue that one reason for this is that the complexity of the concept of …
N Nitsche, D Grunow - Advances in life course research, 2016 - Elsevier
In the 21st century, the division of housework remains gendered, with women on average still spending more time doing chores than their male partners. While research has studied …
Powerful currents have reshaped the structure of families over the last century. There has been (1) a dramatic drop in fertility and greater parental investment in children;(2) a rise in …
The gendered division of housework is the linchpin in a broader system of gender inequality. Consistent with pioneering feminist theories of gender stratification, this cross-national study …
C Geist, L Ruppanner - Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Theoretical approaches to housework do not reflect contemporary families and gender relations. We evaluate assumptions about gender and families in three dominant …
This study investigates the relationship between maternal employment and state-to-state differences in childcare cost and mean school day length. Pairing state-level measures with …