Explaining the Gender Gap in Help to Parents: The Importance of Employment
By fabi
Employment status and job characteristics, particularly wages and self-employment, play a significant role in explaining the gender gap in help given to parents, with women more likely to help than men. In other words, women perform more unpaid care because they have less job opportunities, and they have less job opportunities because they perform more unpaid care.
Sarkisian, N. & N. Gerstel (2004). “Explaining the Gender Gap in Help to Parents: The Importance of Employment.” Journal of Marriage and Family.
