Although men tended to receive more education than women in the past, the gender gap in
education has reversed in recent decades in most Western and many non-Western …

This article argues that the trends normally linked with the second demographic transition
(SDT) may be reversed as the gender revolution enters its second half by including men …

Family scholars have used several approaches to explain the division of domestic work:
economic exchange, time availability, and gender. These are often presented as analytically …

Scholars argue that gender culture, understood as a set of beliefs, norms, and social
expectations defining masculinities and femininities, plays an important role in shaping …

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 …

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 …

In the 21st century, the division of housework remains gendered, with women on average
still spending more time doing chores than their male partners. While research has studied …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the division of household labour could continue to
lock down or start to break gender roles. Using time-use data of n= 473 individuals collected …

In this article, we study attitudes towards the gendered division of paid and unpaid work from
a comparative perspective. Based on the notion that political institutions are important in …

BACKGROUND Research has examined how the gendered household division of labor
may deter the transition to second birth. However, little research has investigated how …