Gender Differences in Children’s Non-Leisure Activities: A Decomposition Analysis

Dayang Haszelinna Abang Ali, Rosita Hamdan, Audrey Liwan and Josephine Yau Tan Hwang
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Dayang Haszelinna Abang Ali: Center for Policy Research and International Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Rosita Hamdan: Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Audrey Liwan: Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Josephine Yau Tan Hwang: Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Economics and Finance in Indonesia, 2020, vol. 66, 64-76

Abstract: The prevalence of son preference indicates that girls will have less leisure time compared to boys. This study aims to examine gender differences in weekly hours in schooling, housework, and working among children in Indonesia using Tobit Model and decomposition model of Bauer & Sinning (2005), to test whether son preference explains the differences. The dataset was drawn from the fourth wave of Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) in 2007. The results show significant gender differences in housework and working for children aged 5–14 years and insignificant gender gap in schooling for both age groups. These results confirm the existence of gender differences among younger children compared to older children in their time allocation.

Keywords: decomposition; economically active children; gender differences; Tobit model; work hours (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 J13 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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