The decline of the male breadwinner family model versus the persistence of gendered unpaid work in Spain

Based on a careful review of the theoretical and empirical literature on comparative gender studies, this article aims to contribute to the ongoing debate about the relationship between women's labour market participation and the gender-specific division of household work. Its main finding is t...

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Published in:Families, relationships and societies relationships and societies, 2013-11, Vol.2 (3), p.371-393
Main Author: Mínguez, Almudena Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Familism
Family relations
Female Employment
Gender
Gender studies
Labor force participation
Labor market
Sociological research
Spain
Unpaid Family Work
Working women
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Summary:Based on a careful review of the theoretical and empirical literature on comparative gender studies, this article aims to contribute to the ongoing debate about the relationship between women's labour market participation and the gender-specific division of household work. Its main finding is that there is a persistence of the gendered division of unpaid work despite the erosion of the male breadwinner family model in Spain. The empirical analysis is based on a comparison of family models in Europe as well as trends in the gendered division of family labour. Comparative data from different European statistical sources are analysed descriptively. A more complex statistical analysis is carried out for Spain on the basis of a survey carried out by the Sociological Research Centre (CIS) in 2010. The article provides some interesting empirical evidence that could contribute to a better understanding of the dynamics of gender and family change in Spain.
ISSN:2046-7435
2046-7443
DOI:10.1332/204674313X671169