Men and women’s employment status and union (in)stability: does contextual gender equality matter?

Elena Bastianelli, Cristina Solera () and Daniele Vignoli ()
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Cristina Solera: Università di Torino, https://www.dcps.unito.it/do/home.pl
Daniele Vignoli: Università di Firenze, https://danielevignoli.com/

No 2023_09, Econometrics Working Papers Archive from Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Statistica, Informatica, Applicazioni "G. Parenti"

Abstract: Gender theories agree that the role played by women and men’s employment status in the prediction of union dissolution depends on the level of gender equality in the society. Given its strong regional differences, Italy represents an excellent laboratory to study how variations in gender contexts influence the gendered relationship between employment status and union dissolution. We measured regional gender equality by means of an index comprising equality in three spheres: the labor market, the family, and the welfare context. By applying discrete-time event history models to nationally representative data, we estimated the probability of union dissolution for jobless and employed men and women across regions. Our results showed that, as contextual gender equality increases, differences by employment status diminish, and gender differences in the relationship between employment status and union dissolution virtually disappear – even in a country considered ‘traditional’ in terms of family and gender dynamics.

Keywords: union dissolution; divorce; gender equality; employment status; Italy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J12 J64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2023-10
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