Gender norms and the gendered distribution of total work in Latin-American households

Campaña Naranjo, Juan Carlos (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Gimenez-Nadal Jose Ignacio (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Molina Chueca, Jose Alberto (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: This study uses time-use survey data for Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador (from 2009, 2010, and 2012, respectively) to analyze differences between countries in terms of the gendered distribution of total work, which includes both paid and unpaid work. It explores whether the variations in the total time worked by women and men, and, particularly, the gender gap unfavorable to women, can be explained by substantive national differences in gendered social norms. Using data from the World Values Survey (WVS; 2010–14), this study computes a gender norms index to measure cross-country differences in gender norms. It finds that more egalitarian countries exhibit higher levels of equality in the gendered distribution of total work.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2017.1390320

Año: 2018

Publicado en: FEMINIST ECONOMICS 24, 1 (2018), 35-62
ISSN: 1354-5701

Factor impacto JCR: 1.719 (2018)

Categ. JCR: WOMEN'S STUDIES rank: 8 / 44 = 0.182 (2018) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: ECONOMICS rank: 127 / 363 = 0.35 (2018) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.896 - Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Gender Studies (Q1) - Economics and Econometrics (Q1) - Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Artículo (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Fund. Análisis Económico (Dpto. Análisis Económico)