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The Influence of the Distribution of Household and Childrearing Tasks between Men and Women on Childbearing Intentions in Austria


  Author: Isabella Buber
Publisher: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Publication:
Document Date:                  January 2002
Category: Family Relations > Gender Differences and Roles
Related Categories:
Marriage > Male/Female Marital Roles
Parenthood/Childrearing > Division of Labour
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement
 

This paper examines the influence of shared responsibility for child care and household labour on plans for future childbearing among couples with one child.  It finds that sharing child care duties is associated with an increased likelihood of wanting another child, while equal division of traditionally feminine household tasks has no influence on future childbearing intentions. 

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