@article{Bernhardt_49_30,
author = {Bernhardt, Eva and Goldscheider, Frances and Switek, Malgorzata},
title={{Attitudes toward work and parenthood following family-building transitions in Sweden: Identifying differences by gender and education}},
journal = {Demographic Research},
volume = {49},
number = {30},
pages = {783--808},
doi = {10.4054/DemRes.2023.49.30},
year = {2023},
abstract = {Objective: This paper examines how family-building transitions (union formation and first birth) affect the attitudes of Swedes toward work and parenthood. The literature finds that these life course transitions have a traditionalizing effect on gender roles. Is this also the case in Sweden, one of the most gender-equal countries in the world? 

Methods: Our study uses the longitudinal Young Adult Panel Study database. We run first-difference OLS regressions on the relationship between family-building transitions and work and parenthood attitudes, distinguishing men from women, and those with more education from those with less. 

Results: We find that family transitions do slightly traditionalize attitudes toward work and parenthood, but differences by gender and education are very small. 

Contribution: The overall pattern is one of striking similarity between men and women, suggesting that the gender revolution is well advanced in Sweden; traditional gender differences remain primarily among those with less education. },
URL = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol49/30/},
eprint = {https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol49/30/49-30.pdf}
}