2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'It is demonstrated that family policies are an important aspect of the
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institutional context of earnings inequality among coupled households.
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Although seldom integrated into prominent analyses of economic
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inequality, women''s earnings are consistently found to reduce relative
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inequality among households. This means that family policies, as
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well-known determinants of women''s employment and earnings, are
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important contextual determinants of economic inequality. Using
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Luxembourg Income Study data from 18 OECD countries in the period
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1981-2008, this study demonstrates that women have higher earnings, and
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that their earnings reduce inequality among coupled households more in
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institutional contexts with generous paid leave and public childcare. We
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found no sizeable association between financial support policies, such
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as family allowances and tax benefits to families with children, and the
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degree to which women''s earnings contribute to inequality among coupled
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households. Family policy arrangements that facilitate women''s
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employment and earnings are associated with less economic inequality
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among coupled households.'
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affiliation: 'Nieuwenhuis, R (Corresponding Author), Stockholm Univ, Swedish Inst
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Social Res SOFI, Univ Svagen 10F, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Nieuwenhuis, Rense, Stockholm Univ, Swedish Inst Social Res SOFI, Univ Svagen 10F,
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S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Need, Ariana, Univ Twente, Dept Publ Adm, Enschede, Netherlands.
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van der Kolk, Henk, Univ Twente, Dept Res Methodol Measurement \& Data Anal, Enschede,
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Netherlands.'
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author: Nieuwenhuis, Rense and Need, Ariana and van der Kolk, Henk
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author-email: rense.nieuwenhuis@sofi.su.se
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author_list:
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- family: Nieuwenhuis
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given: Rense
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- family: Need
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given: Ariana
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- family: van der Kolk
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given: Henk
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1177/0001699318760125
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eissn: 1502-3869
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files: []
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issn: 0001-6993
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journal: ACTA SOCIOLOGICA
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keywords: 'Childcare; family policy; gender inequality; income inequality; paid
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leave; women''s earnings'
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keywords-plus: 'WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL DISTRIBUTION; INCOME INEQUALITY; OECD
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COUNTRIES; WAGE PENALTY; CHILD-CARE; GENDER; WORK; CONSEQUENCES;
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MOTHERHOOD'
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language: English
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month: FEB
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '59'
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orcid-numbers: Nieuwenhuis, Rense/0000-0001-6138-0463
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pages: 64-80
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papis_id: 9c1a4a1cf20f39ca748edcfd380fe645
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ref: Nieuwenhuis2019familypolicy
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researcherid-numbers: Nieuwenhuis, Rense/B-4986-2013
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times-cited: '8'
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title: Family policy as an institutional context of economic inequality
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000456737300006
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '26'
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volume: '62'
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web-of-science-categories: Sociology
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year: '2019'
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