Intergenerational transmission of gender roles in the household

Authors

  • Marc Ajenjo Cosp Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona i Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics
  • Joan García Román Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona i Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics

Keywords:

time allocation, gender roles, intergenerational transmission, Spain.

Abstract

This paper studies parent-child transmission of gender roles in Spain using the Time-Use Survey of 2009-2010 (National Statistics Institute). Making use of an indicator based on differences in unpaid work between siblings of different genders, we analyse the effects of parent characteristics – such as mothers’ occupation, fathers’ participation in domestic work, household income and parents’ education – on the extent to which gender roles are transmitted. These variables are shown to explain much of the variation in child gender roles, supporting an important effect of child-parent mimicry in gendered behavior.

Keywords: time allocation, gender roles, intergenerational transmission, Spain.

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Author Biography

Marc Ajenjo Cosp, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona i Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics

Correspondència: Marc Ajenjo Cosp. Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Edifici E2. 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona).
Tel.: 935 813 060. A/e: majenjo@uab.cat.

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Published

2014-01-09

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