Sociology 699F: Batalova & Cohen

Sociology 699F: Gender & Social Change

Batalova and Cohen, 2002

Batalova, Jeanne A. and Philip N. Cohen. 2002. "Premarital Cohabitation and Housework: Couples in Cross-National Perspective." Journal of Marriage and Family 64 (August): 743-755. pdf file

Conclusion (2)

Couple cohabitation -> equal division of hh labor only for gender equal countries

equivalently: National gender equality leads to more equal division of hh labor only for formerly cohabiting couples.
Figure 2 Plot

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