abstract: 'Persistently low employment of women in some countries can still be

  ascribed to a traditional perception of women''s role in society.

  According to observed data and prevailing social and cultural norms,

  women have been bearing the primary burdens of housework, childcare, and

  other family responsibilities. The unequal share of care

  responsibilities between women and men further worsens the disadvantages

  of women in balancing public and private life, with an impact on their

  employment and health outcomes. In this paper we investigate the role of

  family responsibilities in shaping employment and health outcomes by

  gender, in Italy and France, during and after the economic downturn. We

  use data from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living

  Conditions for the time windows of 2007-2010 and 2011-2014. Our results

  support that gender differences in the share of responsibilities roles

  in the public and private sphere influence the employability and health

  perception of women.'
affiliation: 'Mussida, C (Corresponding Author), Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Dept
  Econ \& Social Sci, Via Emilia Parmense 84, I-29122 Piacenza, Italy.

  Mussida, Chiara, Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Dept Econ \& Social Sci, Via Emilia
  Parmense 84, I-29122 Piacenza, Italy.

  Patimo, Raffaella, Univ Bari A Moro, Dept Econ \& Finance, Largo AS Scolast 53,
  I-70124 Bari, Italy.'
author: Mussida, Chiara and Patimo, Raffaella
author-email: 'chiara.mussida@unicatt.it

  raffaella.patimo@uniba.it'
author_list:
- family: Mussida
  given: Chiara
- family: Patimo
  given: Raffaella
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/s10834-020-09742-4
earlyaccessdate: DEC 2020
eissn: 1573-3475
files: []
issn: 1058-0476
journal: JOURNAL OF FAMILY AND ECONOMIC ISSUES
keywords: Employment; Gender; Family care; Health
keywords-plus: 'LABOR-FORCE PARTICIPATION; WELL-BEING EVIDENCE; DIVISION-OF-LABOR;

  GENDER INEQUALITY; ADULT CHILDREN; HUSBANDS HEALTH; ECONOMIC-GROWTH;

  INFORMAL CARE; UNPAID WORK; TIME USE'
language: English
month: SEP
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '114'
pages: 489-507
papis_id: ada7daf62da8864a57854d3a62965587
ref: Mussida2021womensfamily
times-cited: '9'
title: 'Women''s Family Care Responsibilities, Employment and Health: A Tale of Two
  Countries'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000597770100001
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '23'
volume: '42'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; Family Studies
year: '2021'