abstract: 'We examine the relationship between female contribution to household

  income and the division of housework between the partners, while

  accounting for their attitutes towards gender roles. We use data from

  the ``Generation and Gender Survey{''''} for Poland: a country where both

  employment rates of women and their involvement in housework are high,

  men and women work long hours, and labour market regulation and policies

  are unsupportive of work- family balance. We find that the female share

  of total household income is negatively related to women''s heavy

  involvement in housework. The direction of this relationship does not

  change when women earn more than their partners, so there is no support

  for the gender deviance neutralization hypothesis. We also find that

  individual gender norms matter for women''s involvement in unpaid work at

  home, and the uncovered link between the female share of household

  income and inequality between the partners in the division of housework.

  Women from less traditional households are more likely to share

  housework equally with their partners. Among couples with traditional

  gender attitudes, the female contribution to household income is not

  related to the division of housework. We conclude that narrowing gender

  pay gaps may be an important step towards more equality not only at work

  but also at home.'
affiliation: 'Magda, I (Corresponding Author), Inst Struct Res, Warsaw, Poland.

  Magda, I (Corresponding Author), SGH Warsaw Sch Econ, Warsaw, Poland.

  Magda, I (Corresponding Author), IZA, Bonn, Germany.

  Magda, Iga; Palczynska, Marta, Inst Struct Res, Warsaw, Poland.

  Magda, Iga, SGH Warsaw Sch Econ, Warsaw, Poland.

  Magda, Iga, IZA, Bonn, Germany.

  Cukrowska-Torzewska, Ewa, Univ Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.'
author: Magda, Iga and Cukrowska-Torzewska, Ewa and Palczynska, Marta
author-email: iga.magda@sgh.waw.pl
author_list:
- family: Magda
  given: Iga
- family: Cukrowska-Torzewska
  given: Ewa
- family: Palczynska
  given: Marta
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/s10834-023-09893-0
earlyaccessdate: MAY 2023
eissn: 1573-3475
files: []
issn: 1058-0476
journal: JOURNAL OF FAMILY AND ECONOMIC ISSUES
keywords: Household income; Income inequality; Housework division; Gender norms
keywords-plus: 'HOUSEHOLD LABOR; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; OF-LABOR; LIFE-COURSE; TIME; MONEY;

  GAP; DEPENDENCE; ATTITUDES; EDUCATION'
language: English
month: 2023 MAY 10
number-of-cited-references: '60'
orcid-numbers: 'Cukrowska-Torzewska, Ewa/0000-0003-4273-462X

  Palczynska, Marta/0000-0003-3262-5745

  Magda, Iga/0000-0003-4923-6922'
papis_id: 3bb3ac95d1c185de305dcbe05cfb8ebb
ref: Magda2023whatif
researcherid-numbers: 'Cukrowska-Torzewska, Ewa/ABA-2631-2020

  '
times-cited: '0'
title: What if She Earns More? Gender Norms, Income Inequality, and the Division of
  Housework
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000985366500003
usage-count-last-180-days: '5'
usage-count-since-2013: '5'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; Family Studies
year: '2023'