Twenty-six four- to six-year olds were shown pictures of a figure washing dishes, washing a car, and washing clothes and stated whether they considered the activity work or not. Almost all children saw all the activities as work. There were some differences in how boys and girls saw the gender of the figure. (BC)

Compares engaged couples' expected gender-role differentiation of labor in marriage with their actual household task allocation one year after marriage. The acceptance of feminist ideology was the dominant predictor of household task allocation for both males and females. Parental household task allocation did not predict task allocation.…

In two studies, mothers and fathers rated the ease of making a work request of a partner or child, and children commented on making a work request of a parent or sibling. Analysis of responses yielded four types of task groups: male, mothers', mothers' and children's, and open. (BC)

Three principles of work distribution were considered: (1) direct cause; (2) self-regulation; and (3) continuing responsibility. Children of 8, 11, and 14 years of age performed a job sorting task and commented on the fairness of work arrangements in vignettes. Results showed a differential development for the three principles rather than a…

Investigated how men and women with high and low levels of education perceive male and female targets who participate or do not participate in household chores. It was found that both highly and less educated individuals perceive a male target who participates in household chores more favorably, this preference is more pronounced among more…

Within the framework of a longitudinal investigation, a group of parents were studied during their transition to parenthood. The families were selected according to distinct socio-demographic variables. Fathers and mothers were interviewed separately before becoming parents, and again when the infants were 10- to 12-months of age. The interview…

This chapter, Chapter 2 in "the Economics of Gender in Mexico," uses retrospective household survey data from Mexico to assess the long-term impacts of school dropout and of working early in life, in terms of adult labor market returns. Through these data, it is possible to link adult wages to the ages at which individuals started…

Using panel data from Peru, this paper investigates the determinants of the allocation of boys' and girls' time to schooling, housework, and income-generating activities. Specifically, it explores whether sickness, employment of adult women, infrastructure, and female headship have different impacts on the time use of boys and girls. Girls mostly…

Lawyers' work, home, and family demands and their strategies for coping with those demands were examined through telephone interviews with practicing lawyers from Calgary, Alberta. Of the 121 lawyers interviewed, 56 were men and 44 were women who worked full-time and 21 were women who worked part-time. Sixty-seven percent of them were associates…