Paid and unpaid work are still distributed very unequally between men and women in Germany. Regardless of time restrictions imposed by gainful employment, there is a gender- specific gap in time spent on housework and child care (gender care gap). The total volume of paid and unpaid work on...

Bezahlte und unbezahlte Arbeit ist in Deutschland noch immer sehr ungleich zwischen Männern und Frauen verteilt. Auch unabhängig von Zeitrestriktionen durch Erwerbsarbeit gibt es eine geschlechtsspezifische Lücke im zeitlichen Aufwand für Hausarbeit und Kinderbetreuung (GenderCare Gap). Das...

Paid and unpaid work are still distributed very unequally between men and women in Germany. Regardless of time restrictions imposed by gainful employment, there is a gender- specific gap in time spent on housework and child care (gender care gap). The total volume of paid and unpaid work on...

In Deutschland ist es noch ein weiter Weg zu einer partnerschaftlichen Aufteilung der Erwerbs- und Sorgearbeit zwischen Männern und Frauen: Bei den Beschäftigungsquoten und im Erwerbsumfang liegen Frauen deutlich hinter Männern, bei der Kinderbetreuung und Hausarbeit ist es umgekehrt. Diese...

In Deutschland ist es noch ein weiter Weg zu einer partnerschaftlichen Aufteilung der Erwerbs- und Sorgearbeit zwischen Männern und Frauen: Bei den Beschäftigungsquoten und im Erwerbsumfang liegen Frauen deutlich hinter Männern, bei der Kinderbetreuung und Hausarbeit ist es umgekehrt. Diese...

Time-diary data from four countries suggest that differences in market time between the unemployed and employed represent additional leisure and personal maintenance rather than increased household production. U.S. data for 2003-2006 show that almost none of the reduction in market work in areas...

We present a model of the time-allocation decision of spouses in order to study the role of heterogeneity in preferences and wages for couples' labor supply. Spouses differ in their tastes for market consumption and non-market goods and activities, and also in their offered or earned wages. They...

The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews research on gender inequality in access to...

In 2020, parents' work-from-home days increased fourfold following the initial COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period compared to 2015-2019. At the same time, many daycares closed, and the majority of public schools offered virtual or hybrid classrooms, increasing the demand for household-provided...

In 2020, parents' work-from-home days increased fourfold following the initial COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period compared to 2015–2019. At the same time, many daycares closed, and the majority of public schools offered virtual or hybrid classrooms, increasing the demand for household-provided...