Autore:
Suero, Cristina Titolo:
Gendered division of housework and childcare and women’s intention to have a second child in SpainPeriodico:
GenusAnno:
2023 - Volume:
79 - Fascicolo:
3 - Pagina iniziale:
1 - Pagina finale:
29The Gender Revolution Theory forecasts a rise in fertility as gender equality increases
and permeates the private sphere. However, empirical evidence across different socie-
ties has not always been conclusive, which suggests further research on the relation-
ship between gender equality and fertility is needed. This research aims to assess the
impact of the distribution of housework and childcare within the couple on one-child
mothers’ fertility intentions in Spain. The educational expansion in recent decades has
facilitated women’s mass entry into the workforce in this country. Nevertheless, the
distribution of unpaid labour remains quite gendered and public support for families
is scarce, making family/work balance challenging, especially for women. Using data
from the 2018 Spanish Fertility Survey, the results suggest that when the distribution
of housework is highly unbalanced between mothers and fathers, women are less
likely to intend to have a second child. In contrast, unequal childcare workload does
not substantially impact their intention to have a second child. Furthermore, whereas
women’s satisfaction with the distribution of housework and childcare does not seem
to moderate the effect of distribution, their education level slightly does. University-
educated women are more likely to revise their fertility intentions downwards when
the distribution is highly unequal.
SICI: 0016-6987(2023)79:3<1:GDOHAC>2.0.ZU;2-O
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