equality in the family

young and willmott

• march of progress

• family life improving for all its members

• joint conjugal roles

ann oakley

• dual burden

• women: domestic labour, paid employment

• men are more likely to carry out ‘female’ tasks when their partners were not around them

mary boulton

fewer than 20% of husbands had a major role in childcare

dumcombe and marsden

• triple shift

• women: domestic labour, paid work, emotional labour

british social attitudes survey

2013: less than 10% of under 35s agree with a traditional division of labour as against 30% of the over 65s

crompton and lyonette

• women earn less than men

• therefore, economically rational for them to do housework + childcare

• men spend more time earning money

why are gender roles changing?

• women are working outside the home

• equality laws (equality act 2010)

• attitudes towards responsibility of domestic chores

• technological changes: domestic tasks are easier