Abstract
Following on our earlier work, this article updates the data on the central family activities of earning a living and caring for each other. We consider the gender side of participation in these activities, along with alternate models of the division of earning and caring. Our analysis of the data shows that the trends in earning and caring have moved in the direction of reduced gender inequalities, especially a greater sharing of paid work, and some change toward men’s greater participation in unpaid work. However, the differences remain large, and the inequalities are accentuated by the presence of young children.
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Roderic, Beaujot; Liu, Jianye; and Ravanera, Zenaida R.
(2015)
"The Converging Gender Trends in Earning and Caring in Canada,"
Population Change and Lifecourse Strategic Knowledge Cluster Discussion Paper Series/ Un Réseau stratégique de connaissances Changements de population et parcours de vie Document de travail: Vol. 3:
Iss.
3, Article 2.
Available at:
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/pclc/vol3/iss3/2
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