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Gender Divisions of Paid and Unpaid Work in Contemporary UK Couples

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This article uses data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study to describe how contemporary British couples divide a range of work types. Our findings support the hypothesis, suggested by previous authors, that a shared egalitarian ideology is required for gender equality in divisions of work. In response to bargaining theories, the article also hypothesises that differentials in educational attainment within couples are more strongly associated with gender divisions of work when a couple’s gender ideology is in conflict. Interaction analysis does not support this hypothesis.

Source: Work Employment and Society

DOI: 10.1177/0950017019862153

Authors: Anne McMunn, Lauren Bird, Elizabeth Webb, Amanda Sacker

Institutions: University College London, Imperial College London

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: Understanding Society, Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Economic and Social Research Council