Journal article
Is Work-Family Policy Use Related to the Gendered Division of Housework?
Journal of family and economic issues, Vol.28(4), pp.527-545
12/2007
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-007-9075-6
Abstract
Researchers have proposed that work-family policy use may either reinforce or challenge the existing gendered division of labor within couples, but results from prior studies have been inconclusive. Using data from a regional survey of work and family life, we extend this research by focusing on how housework is divided within couples and by differentiating between traditionally female- and male- typed housework tasks. Results show that among dual-earning women, policy use is not related to share of female- or male-typed tasks. Among dual-earning men, policy use is positively related to share of female-typed tasks and negatively related to share of male-typed tasks. These findings suggest that work-family policy use does not reinforce the gendered division of housework.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Is Work-Family Policy Use Related to the Gendered Division of Housework?
- Creators
- Sarah Estes - Department of Sociology and Anthropology University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2801 S. University Ave. Little Rock AR 72204 USAMary Noonan - Department of Sociology The University of Iowa W140 Seashore Hall Iowa City IA 52242-1401 USADavid Maume - Department of Sociology University of Cincinnati 1018 Crosley Tower Cincinnati OH 45221-0378 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of family and economic issues, Vol.28(4), pp.527-545
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10834-007-9075-6
- ISSN
- 1058-0476
- eISSN
- 1573-3475
- Publisher
- Springer US; Boston
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2007
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984002577202771
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