Journal
SEX ROLES
Volume 63, Issue 11-12, Pages 767-780Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9797-z
Keywords
Couples; Division of household labor; Gender; Housework
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The body of recent American research indicates that women continue to perform the vast majority of household labor. Understanding the conditions under which couples can achieve an egalitarian division of household labor constitutes one of the first steps in attaining gender equity in the private and public spheres. This article discusses the state of research on the division of household labor published between 2000 and 2009. After a discussion of conceptualization and methodological issues, we review empirical findings that support or challenge the micro- and macro-level perspectives (focusing on individual characteristics and national contexts, respectively) that have been proposed to explain the gendered allocation of labor. We then review studies focusing on the interplay between these two prominent perspectives.
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