Special Collection 25
Domestic division of labour and fertility choice in East Asia
This Special Collection of Demographic Research – edited by Ekaterina Hertog and Man-Yee Kan – is the first to focus on the relationship between the domestic division of labour and childbearing in four East Asian countries: China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Domestic division of labour in East Asia is highly unequal and the papers in this special issue highlight the association between this inequality and the persistent very low fertility in these countries. The has been no research exploring this association in East Asia so far, and the papers in this special collection not only fill this gap in the literature but also explore related topics, like how having children impacts parental well-being. Several papers in the special collection also address potential avenues to rebalancing the domestic workload within couples. These include, but are not limited to access to paternity leave and getting help from the grandparents. Insights from these studies not only expand our knowledge about the link between domestic work and fertility into a new geographic area but also start revealing the mechanisms behind the negative association between the two and its potential consequences for families.
10 February 2017 | research article
Domestic division of labour and fertility preference in China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
Volume: 36 Article ID: 18 Pages: 557–588
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.18
15 December 2017 | research article
Gendered division of domestic work and willingness to have more children in China
Volume: 37 Article ID: 62 Pages: 1949–1974
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.37.62
26 September 2017 | research article
Division of domestic labour and lowest-low fertility in South Korea
Volume: 37 Article ID: 24 Pages: 743–768
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.37.24
19 January 2017 | research article
The gender division of labor and second births: Labor market institutions and fertility in Japan
Volume: 36 Article ID: 11 Pages: 339–370
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.11
25 November 2016 | research article 
'Motherhood penalty' and 'fatherhood premium'? Fertility effects on parents in China
Volume: 35 Article ID: 47 Pages: 1373–1410
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2016.35.47
15 October 2019 | research article
Housework share and fertility preference in four East Asian countries in 2006 and 2012
Volume: 41 Article ID: 35 Pages: 1021–1046
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2019.41.35
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