Gender Divisions of Paid and Unpaid Work in Contemporary UK Couples

Anne McMunn, Lauren Bird, Elizabeth Webb and Amanda Sacker
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Anne McMunn: University College London (UCL), UK
Lauren Bird: Imperial College, UK
Elizabeth Webb: University College London (UCL), UK
Amanda Sacker: University College London (UCL), UK

Work, Employment & Society, 2020, vol. 34, issue 2, 155-173

Abstract: This article uses data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study to describe how contemporary British couples divide a range of work types. Our findings support the hypothesis, suggested by previous authors, that a shared egalitarian ideology is required for gender equality in divisions of work. In response to bargaining theories, the article also hypothesises that differentials in educational attainment within couples are more strongly associated with gender divisions of work when a couple’s gender ideology is in conflict. Interaction analysis does not support this hypothesis.

Keywords: gender divisions of work; gender ideology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1177/0950017019862153

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