Lyonette, Clare and Crompton, Rosemary (2015) Sharing the load? : partners' relative earnings and the division of domestic labour. Work, Employment & Society, 29 (1). pp. 23-40. doi:10.1177/0950017014523661 ISSN 0950-0170.

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Abstract

One of the most pressing issues contributing to the persistence of gender inequality is the gendered division of domestic labour. Despite their entry into paid employment, women still carry out more domestic work than men, limiting their ability to act on an equal footing within the workplace. This qualitative research adds to the ongoing debate concerning the reasons for the persistence of the gendered nature of domestic work, by comparing working women who earn more, those who earn around the same and those who earn less than their male partners, as well as examining women’s absolute incomes. On average, men whose partners earn more than they do carry out more housework than other men, although women in these partnerships still do more. However, these women actively contest their male partner’s lack of input, simultaneously ‘doing’ and ‘undoing’ gender. The article also identifies class differences in the ‘sharing’ of domestic work.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Housekeeping, Sex discrimination against women, Sex role
Journal or Publication Title:	Work, Employment & Society
Publisher:	Sage Publications
ISSN:	0950-0170
Official Date:	1 February 2015
Dates:	Date Event 1 February 2015 Published 10 June 2014 Available January 2014 Accepted November 2012 Submitted
Volume:	29
Number:	1
Number of Pages:	17
Page Range:	pp. 23-40
DOI:	10.1177/0950017014523661
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit:	29 December 2015
Date of first compliant Open Access:	29 December 2015
Funder:	Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC)
Grant number:	RES-225-25-2001 (ESRC)

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