Changes in couples' time use. Are we moving toward greater equality?
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https://doi.org/10.3989/ris.2012.05.28Keywords:
Dual-Earner Couples, Gender Roles, Spain, Time AllocationAbstract
The article analyzes the evolution of gender inequality in Spain using data from the time use surveys carried out by the Spanish Statistical Office in 2002-2003 and 2009-2010. Firstly, changes in time use and characteristics of the couples are analyzed in a descriptive way. In this part, a decrease in the gap as well as an increase within couples with more egalitarian characteristics, especially female employment and higher educational attainment, is shown. Secondly, is tested the evolution towards a more equality pattern or if changes are only due to an increase of more egalitarian couples. Results predict a decrease in the gender inequality in two senses: the raise of more egalitarian couples and a higher equality within couples.
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