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Gender Divisions of Paid and Unpaid Work in Contemporary UK Couples

McMunn, A; Bird, L; Webb, E; Sacker, A; (2019) Gender Divisions of Paid and Unpaid Work in Contemporary UK Couples. Work, Employment and Society 10.1177/0950017019862153. (In press). Green open access

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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.

Type: Article
Title: Gender Divisions of Paid and Unpaid Work in Contemporary UK Couples
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1177/0950017019862153
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017019862153
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: gender divisions of work, gender ideology
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Arts and Sciences (BASc)
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10081119
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