Gender divisions of paid and unpaid work in contemporary UK couples

Publication type

Journal Article

Authors

Publication date

April 15, 2020

Summary:

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.

Published in

Work, Employment and Society

Volume and page numbers

Volume: 34 , p.155 -173

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017019862153

ISSN

9500170

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Link

- https://lib.essex.ac.uk/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1577032?lang=eng

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