TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bernhardt, Eva
A1  - Goldscheider, Frances
A1  - Switek, Malgorzata
T1  - Attitudes toward work and parenthood following family-building transitions in Sweden: Identifying differences by gender and education
Y1  - 2023/11/09
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 783
EP  - 808
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2023.49.30
VL  - 49
IS  - 30
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol49/30/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol49/30/49-30.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol49/30/49-30.pdf
L3  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol49/30/files/demographic-research.49-30.zip
N2  - 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. 

ER  -