APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Salary and Gender Diversity at Work Predict Household Labor Division in Heterosexual Dyads
- Linnea Ng
Rice University - Shannon Cheng
Rice University - Abigail Corrington
Rice University - Meghan Davenport
Rice University - Jensine Paoletti
Rice University - Allison Traylor
Rice University - Eden King
Rice University
Abstract
We assessed gender role spillover between the workplace and the home. We analyzed dyadic data of heterosexual couples from the 500 Families Study and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We found an interaction effect such that that men who earn more and work with more women do less housework.
Gender Issues/Sex Roles