Unpaid work and conformity: why care?
研究了英国无偿老年照护(特别是照料父母)的供给,关注性别分工和从众社会规范的影响,发现照护改革可能忽视照料时间与任务分配的关键因素,加剧家庭内部收入与福祉的性别不平等。
We study the supply of unpaid eldercare (in particular caring for parents) in the UK, focusing on both the division of care and caring tasks by gender and the effect of conformity to social norms in relation to caring. We then investigate the effect of the amount of care on the well-being of caregivers and whether agreeing with the care norm enhances their well-being. Our results suggest that the eldercare reform neglects important aspects underlying the distribution of care hours and care tasks between caregivers and may potentially worsen intrahousehold inequality in earnings and well-being, in particular, between men and women.