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Title: The Distribution of Household Labor Among Women in Dual-Earner Families
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Maret, Elizabeth G. Finlay, Barbara |
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The Distribution of Household Labor Among Women in Dual-Earner Families Journal of Marriage and Family 46,2 (May 1984): 357-364. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/352467 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: National Council on Family Relations Keyword(s): Dual-Career Families; Earnings, Wives; Family Influences; Husbands, Income This paper reports an empirical investigation of the hypothesis that women in dual earner families maintain full responsibility for domestic tasks involving care of the home and children. Three specific questions are addressed: (1) is there variability in the extent of home responsibilities among women in dual earner families? (2) has there been significant change in these responsibilities in recent years? and (3) what are the correlates of the observed variability? Based on data from the NLS of Mature Women, the findings indicate substantial variability as well as some decrease in the extent of home responsibilities among women in dual earner families. The major correlates of the observed variability are race, place of residence, and earned income of self and of husband. These variables account for 13 percent of individual level variation in domestic responsibilities among employed married respondents with dependent children. |
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Maret, Elizabeth G. and Barbara Finlay. "The Distribution of Household Labor Among Women in Dual-Earner Families." Journal of Marriage and Family 46,2 (May 1984): 357-364.
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