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partner, according to previous research. For example, couples with two highly educated partners seem to have an accelerated … transition to second births, compared to couples with one highly educated partner only, at least in some countries. However … investigates the role of gendered domestic work divisions for the educational pairing-fertility relationship in couples. Using data …
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decide upon the allocation of an unpaid task serving as our proxy for housework. In our gender neutral lab, we find tax …-effects only on men’s labor supply but not on women’s and no gender differences in the allocation of housework. Instead, the …We use a lab-in-the-field experiment to investigate intra-couple labor supply decisions and the division of housework …
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While the Philippines has achieved several milestones advancing gender equality in the country, there are some areas …'s housework. The paper also discusses the role of housework on men's market work. Doing so provides a holistic perspective and … housework affects both men and women’s participation in market work. However, the study finds a bigger increase in women …
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Using an experimental design, we investigate the reasons behind the gendered division of housework within couples. In … particular, we assess whether the fact that women do more housework may be explained by differences in preferences deriving from … differences in gender identity between men and women. We find little evidence of any systematic gender differences in the …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on families' lives because of the increased demands of housework and … increase paternal involvement in family life and thus to reduce gender role inequalities. This effect depends on the working … depend on their partners' working arrangements. Conversely, men spent fewer hours helping with housework and home schooling …
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Following the arrival of the first child, women’s absence rates soar and become less predictable due to the greater frequency of their own sickness and the need to care for sick children. In this paper, we argue that this fall in presenteeism in the workplace hurts women’s wages, not only...
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examine whether changes in couples' division of paid work (i.e., changes in both spouses' working hours) are associated with … increasing income inequality. Moreover, I ask whether the selection of couples into the different types of division of paid work …. However, although the share of highly educated couples among full-time dual-earner couples has increased, I did not find …
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