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Creator |
05f38fcc8202a44ca8101a9ef824e125 |
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Creator |
c6a220197ffeeec55e1f0766c403c15e |
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Date |
2013-06 |
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repository |
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Is Part Of |
p17413737 |
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abstract |
This paper examines how contributions to household resources, indicated by employment
status, influence satisfaction with household income (SWHI) for members of male/female
couples. We take changes in SWHI, which may differ within couples, to indicate changes
in perceived benefits from their common household income, benefits that can go beyond
individual consumption. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey for 2,396
couples from 1996 to 2007, three gender effects are identified. First, men predominate
in making the type of contribution that most positively influences SWHI, namely full-time
employment. Second, the effect of contributions depends on the gender of the contributor,
with men’s employment being more influential than women’s. Third, within couples,
making the more influential contribution, as men tend to do, leads to relatively greater
SWHI. We conclude that gender asymmetry in contributions made to household resources
is one way in which gender inequalities invade and inhabit households. |
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authorList |
authors |
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issue |
3 |
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status |
peerReviewed |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/125053 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/130413 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/130422 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/130423 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/130424 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/130425 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/130426 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/130521 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/651573 |
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volume |
75 |
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type |
AcademicArticle |
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type |
Article |
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label |
Himmelweit, Susan and de Henau, Jerome (2013). Unpacking within-household gender
differences in partners’ subjective benefits from household income. Journal of Marriage
and Family, 75(3) pp. 611–624. |
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label |
Himmelweit, Susan and de Henau, Jerome (2013). Unpacking within-household gender
differences in partners’ subjective benefits from household income. Journal of Marriage
and Family, 75(3) pp. 611–624. |
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Title |
Unpacking within-household gender differences in partners’ subjective benefits from
household income |
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in dataset |
oro |