Gender-Role Attitudes and Earnings : A Multinational Study of Married Women and Men

This paper examines the impact of gender-role attitudes on earnings for married individuals. Using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) and nationally representative data, we tested our hypotheses on 4,785 males and 4,368 females from 28 countries located in North and South America, Eastern and Wester...

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Published in:Sex roles 2007-12, Vol.57 (11-12), p.801-811
Main Authors: STICKNEY, Lisa T, KONRAD, Alison M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Attitudes
Behavior. Attitude
Beliefs
Biological and medical sciences
Egalitarianism
Employed Women
Family (Sociological Unit)
Females
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender
Gender differences
Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Human Capital
Income Inequality
Labor Force Nonparticipants
Males
Marital Status
Marriage
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Researchers
Sex Role Attitudes
Sex roles
Sexual Inequality
Social Attitudes
Social psychology
Social role. Sex role
Traditionalism
Wages & salaries
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Summary:This paper examines the impact of gender-role attitudes on earnings for married individuals. Using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) and nationally representative data, we tested our hypotheses on 4,785 males and 4,368 females from 28 countries located in North and South America, Eastern and Western Europe, the Mediterranean, Asia and the South Pacific. We found that compared to individuals in their own countries, women with egalitarian attitudes had significantly higher earnings then women with traditional attitudes. In addition, for both women and men, we found an interaction between gender-role attitudes and hours worked. Egalitarianism had a stronger positive effect on earnings among individuals who worked more hours. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/s11199-007-9311-4