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abstract: 'This study is the first to explicitly assess the connections between
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welfare state spending and the gendered and classed dimensions of unpaid
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care work across 29 European nations. Our research uses multi-level
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model analysis of European Quality of Life Survey data, examining
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childcare and housework burdens for people living with at least one
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child under the age of 18. Two key findings emerge: First, by
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disaggregating different types of unpaid care work, we find that
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childcare provision is more gendered than classed-reflecting trends
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toward ``intensive mothering{''''}. Housework and cooking, on the
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contrary, demonstrate both gender and class effects, likely because they
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are more readily outsourced by wealthier individuals to the paid care
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sector. Second, while overall social expenditure has no effect on hours
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spent on childcare and housework, results suggest that family policy may
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shape the relationship between gender, income, and housework (but not
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childcare). Specifically, family policy expenditure is associated with a
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considerably smaller gender gap vis-a-vis the time dedicated to
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housework: This effect is present across the income spectrum, but is
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particularly substantial in the case of lower income women.'
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affiliation: 'Lightman, N (Corresponding Author), Univ Calgary, Dept Sociol, 2500
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Univ Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
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Lightman, Naomi, Univ Calgary, Sociol, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Kevins, Anthony, Univ Loughborough, Polit \& Int Studies, Sch Social Sci \& Humanities,
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Loughborough, Leics, England.'
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article-number: 08912432211038695
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author: Lightman, Naomi and Kevins, Anthony
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author-email: naomi.lightman@ucalgary.ca
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author_list:
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- family: Lightman
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given: Naomi
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- family: Kevins
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given: Anthony
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1177/08912432211038695
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earlyaccessdate: AUG 2021
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eissn: 1552-3977
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files: []
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issn: 0891-2432
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journal: GENDER \& SOCIETY
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keywords: 'care work; inequality; gender; social policy; comparative;
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cross-national'
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keywords-plus: 'INCOME INEQUALITY; HOUSEHOLD LABOR; TIME SPENT; CHILD-CARE; HOUSEWORK;
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CONVERGENCE; FAMILY; DIVISION; PATTERNS'
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language: English
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month: OCT
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number: '5'
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number-of-cited-references: '59'
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orcid-numbers: 'Kevins, Anthony/0000-0003-3172-6632
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Lightman, Naomi/0000-0001-6070-0381'
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pages: 778-805
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papis_id: f369dda59c8cc4addf6417f1ceac5a80
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ref: Lightman2021womenswork
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researcherid-numbers: 'Kevins, Anthony/P-8562-2019
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times-cited: '4'
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title: '``Women''s Work″: Welfare State Spending and the Gendered and Classed Dimensions
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of Unpaid Care'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000685834200001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '16'
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volume: '35'
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web-of-science-categories: Sociology; Women's Studies
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year: '2021'
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