The primary goal of this paper is to examine the factors that bear on the greater participation of women in unpaid activities in India. The study is based on the employment-unemployment survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)in 2011-12, and NSS Report Numbers 550 and 559....

Women devote more time to housework than men do. Men devote more time to an employment than women do. In the present paper we study the role of identity in the gender gap in the allocation of time between an employment and housework. We develop a model consisting of two types of individuals, men...

Gender inequality in the division of household chores is a persistent issue over time and across country contexts, while differences within and between native and migrant couples remain largely unclear. Relying on the German country case, this study examines the association between partners’...