1. Relationship Dissolution and Time on Housework.
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Hewitt, Belinda, Haynes, Michele, and Baxter, Janeen
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HOUSEKEEPING , *GENDER differences (Sociology) , *EQUALITY research , *SEPARATED parents , *UNMARRIED couples , *HOUSEHOLD surveys - Abstract
This paper investigates gender differences in time on housework with relationship dissolution. Using longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey (2001-2005) and a linear mixed modeling approach, we examine changes in housework hours before and after separation from marriage or cohabitation. The results indicate that relationship type affects change in housework hours of men and women following separation. Men's housework time increase with separation from marriage, but not from cohabitation. Women's housework time decrease after separation from both cohabitation and marriage. We also find evidence of anticipatory behavior where women who separate do less housework hours prior to separation than those who remain partnered. The paper concludes that gender equality is most likely in the absence of a co-residential partner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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