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December 30, 2018Social SciencesOpen Access

Gender Equality in Europe and the Effect of Work-Family Balance Policies on Gender-Role Attitudes

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VLVera LomazziSISabine IsraelICIsabella Crespi

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Cross-sectional analysis investigates the effect of work-family balance policies on gender-role attitudes in Europe, suggesting significant implications for equality.

Key Points

  • This study examines how work-family balance policies influence individual attitudes toward gender roles in Europe.
  • Cross-sectional multilevel analysis conducted for the year 2014
  • Data sourced from Eurobarometer for 28 EU members and macro-indicators from Eurostat and OECD
  • Focused on institutional and workplace factors supporting dual-earner/dual-caregiver models
  • Availability of formal childcare for 0- to 3-year-olds is linked to more egalitarian gender-role attitudes
  • Work-schedule flexibility positively influences gender-role attitudes
  • Both institutional and workplace arrangements support combined care and paid work for men and women

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Lomazzi et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0dbbbdcecdf5fb20ba9513https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci8010005
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