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The gendered division of housework

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: In spite of the verifiable achievements obtained in gender equity, one wonders if they still exist in our societies gendered activities (roles) at the household level. This study states an affirmative prediction. Gender role is here organized in four different nuclei: instrumentality inside and outside home for men; expressiveness and instrumentality inside home for women, pertaining to two clearly different domains (household activities for men and household activities for women). METHOD: 98 women and 86 men completed the Gender Roles Questionnaire (GRQ). RESULTS: Obtained results showed that: (a) men and women do not do certain household activities (roles) with the same frequency; (b) the four-dimensional approach fits the data better than the one-dimensional and even better than the two-dimensional approach (household gender roles for men and women separately). CONCLUSION: Discussion focuses on the implications of these results for both research and education.

Source: Psicothema

DOI: 10.7334/psicothema2015.169

Authors: Juan Fernández, M. Quiroga, Sergio Escorial, Jesús Privado

Institution: Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Language: English

Topic: Gender Roles and Identity Studies

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $229