The findings on greater increases in fathers’ than mothers’ incomes at the time of entering parenthood, as followed by postponement, may help explain why progress in achieving gender equality in the division of paid and unpaid work in families has been slow.
[Jessica Nisén, Maarten J.Bijlsma, Pekka Martikainen, Ben Wilson, Mikko Myrskyläbdf – Advances in Life Course Research, September 2022.Recommended Posts