1. Understanding the division and negotiation of unpaid labour in couples
Charmaine Keatley
University of Kent
Understanding the division and negotiation of unpaid labour in couples

2. Research questions:
What determines the division of paid and unpaid labour?
Can the increased contribution of men in unpaid labour, promote the hours spent and success of women in the labour market?
Causal direction

3. Time spent with children
Understanding time
Time spent with children
Routine childcare
Bathing
Feeding
School run
Non-routine
Reading
Playing
Going to the park
How do these affect the time spent in paid labour?

4. Understanding time II Housework Routine Non routine Laundry Gardening
Cooking
Cleaning
Non routine
Gardening
Car repairs
DIY
How do these affect the time spent in paid labour?

5. INDIVIDUAL LEVEL MALE PARTNER Relative resources Time availability
Gender ideology partner
Time spent in household labour and childcare
FEMALE PARTNER
Relative resources
Time availability
Gender ideology partner

6. Theoretical framework – individual level
Doing gender
West and Zimmerman (1987), South and Spitze (1994), West & Fenstermaker (1993), Hook (2010).
Gender ideology
Kroska (2004), Nordenmark (2004), Kan, Sullivan and Gershuny (2011), Sanchez & Thompson (1997), Tichenor (1999), Hook and Wolfe (2012).
Relative resources Craig and Mullan (2011), Killewald & Gough (2010), Gupta (2005)
Time availability Sayer and Gornick (2012), Gracia and Esping-Andersen (2015).

7. NATIONAL LEVEL MALE PARTNER Maternity and parental leave
Work initiatives
Family policy
Outsourced childcare
Time spent in household labour and childcare
FEMALE PARTNER
Paternity and parental leave Work initiatives Family policy
Outsourced childcare
Welfare regimes and familiarism

8. Possible data
International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2012: Family and Changing Gender Roles IV.

9. The data
Sample – cohabiting couples with children who both work
So far, I will control for:
Age of parents
Marital status
Education level
Hours worked by respondent and their partner
Female employment rates
Number of children in the household
Work status