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How Do Changes in Gender Role Attitudes Towards Female Employment Influence Fertility? A Macro-Level Analysis
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Abstract This study explores whether the diffusion of gender-equitable attitudes towards female employment is associated with fertility. We argue that any positive effect on fertility requires not only high levels of gender-equitable attitudes overall, but also attitude convergence between men and women. We ... mehr
This study explores whether the diffusion of gender-equitable attitudes towards female employment is associated with fertility. We argue that any positive effect on fertility requires not only high levels of gender-equitable attitudes overall, but also attitude convergence between men and women. We analyse 27 countries using data from the World Values Surveys and European Values Studies. We find support for a U-shaped relationship between changes in gender role attitudes and fertility: an initial drop in fertility is observed as countries move from a traditional to a more gender-symmetric model. Beyond a certain threshold, additional increases in gender egalitarianism become positively associated with fertility. This curvi-linear relationship is moderated by the difference in attitudes between men and women: when there is more agreement, changes are more rapid and the effect of gender egalitarian attitudes on fertility strengthens.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Einstellung; Einstellungsforschung; Frauenerwerbstätigkeit; berufstätige Frau; Frau; Frauenbild; Fruchtbarkeit; Gleichberechtigung; deskriptive Statistik; Regressionsanalyse; Litauen; Polen; Slowakei; Rumänien; Tschechische Republik; Bulgarien; Estland; Österreich; Lettland; Italien; Belgien; Ungarn; Portugal; Frankreich; neue Bundesländer; Slowenien; alte Bundesländer; Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Irland; Spanien; Finnland; Großbritannien; USA; Niederlande; Kanada; Schweden; Island; Dänemark
Klassifikation
Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Arbeitsmarktforschung
Freie Schlagwörter
World Values Survey (WVS); European Values Study (EVS)
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2015
Seitenangabe
S. 370-382
Zeitschriftentitel
European Sociological Review, 31 (2015) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcv002
ISSN
1468-2672
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)