Essays about: "housework division"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words housework division.

1. 1. Gendered Division of Housework in Greece : A feminist analysis of a time use survey

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

   Author : Anastasia Vogiatzi; [2023]
   Keywords : housework; Greece; time use survey; gendered division of labor; unpaid labor;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the gendered housework division in Greece based on research questions about participation by gender, chore types, and factors like age, education, and employment's influence, as well as uncovering related dynamics and trends. A quantitative analysis is employed using Greece's single time use survey conducted in 2013, which reveals substantial gender inequalities in housework division. READ MORE

3. 2. The Future is Familiar - Young Swedes Imagining Work-life Balance in Their Future Adulthood

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Franciska Dis Brodersen; [2022]
   Keywords : imagined futures; young people; work-life balance; gender inequality; the second shift; Sweden; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the imagined futures of young Swedes with a focus on how they envision creating work-life balance and how they aim to divide their time between paid and unpaid work. This is done by analyzing written accounts of 168 upper secondary students from both university preparatory schools (UP) and vocational schools (VO) in a middle-sized town in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 3. The Effect of Changing Gender Roles on Fertility-An analysis of two European country groups

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Pauline Bode; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender equality; fertility; housework division; Gender revolution; gender egalitarian attitudes; demography; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to test the effect of changing gender roles on fertility. Previous literature has suggested that moving towards gender equality in the household sphere can increase fertility. I test whether a more equal division of housework or gender-egalitarian attitudes affect fertility. READ MORE

5. 4. Parental leave policy and reproductive work : A quantitative study of men’s share of housework and care work in 27 countries

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Annie Nylén; [2022]
   Keywords : Parental leave policy; Reproductive work; Care work; Housework; Unpaid work; Domestic work; Attitudes; Gender;

   Abstract : The gender division of care work and housework is a product of numerous factors, both individual and national. By using the ‘Equal Gender Division of Labour’ (EGDL) indicator developed by Dearing (2016a), this thesis assesses correlations between parental leave policy and division of reproductive labour in 27 countries. READ MORE

6. 5. “It’s like having three children when it comes to cooking with my husband”

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Kenza Podieh; [2021]
   Keywords : gender; doing gender; undoing gender; Community Supported Agriculture; voice centred relational method; Wales; socio-cultural domain; corporeal domian;

   Abstract : Within the last decades, alternative food production networks (AFN), which oppose the well-documented social, economic, and environmental flaws of the conventional food production system, have received increased attention by scholars. Yet, notions of gender often remain overlooked. READ MORE