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Flèche, Sarah, Lepinteur, Anthony and Powdthavee, Nattavudh (2020) Gender norms, fairness and relative working hours within households. Labour Economics, 65 . 101866. doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2020.101866 ISSN 0927-5371.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2020.101866
Abstract
Using data in the United States, UK and Germany, we show that women whose working hours exceed those of their male partners report lower life satisfaction on average. By contrast, men do not report lower life satisfaction from working more hours than their female partners. An analysis of possible mechanisms shows that in couples where the woman works more hours than the man, women do not spend significantly less time doing household chores. Women with egalitarian ideologies are likely to perceive this unequal division of labour as unfair, ultimately reducing their life satisfaction.
Item Type: | Journal Article | |||||||||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman T Technology > TX Home economics |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | |||||||||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Fairness, Gender identity, Satisfaction, Quality of life, Work-life balance , Housekeeping , Women -- Employment, Working mothers | |||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Labour Economics | |||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | |||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 0927-5371 | |||||||||||||||
Official Date: | 10 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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Volume: | 65 | |||||||||||||||
Article Number: | 101866 | |||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.labeco.2020.101866 | |||||||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | |||||||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | |||||||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | |||||||||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 12 June 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 10 December 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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