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July 10, 2026Sex RolesOpen Access

Prioritizing Work or Family? Investigating Women’s and Men’s Work-Family Decisions

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LALianne AarntzenLMLoes MeeussenTMThekla Morgenroth

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Overview

Randomized trial explores work-family prioritization differences between genders, suggesting implications for policy changes.

Key Points

  • This study investigates how men and women differ in prioritizing work versus family and the factors influencing these decisions.
  • Presented 625 employed participants with six work-family trade-off scenarios.
  • Compared responses between 309 women and 316 men regarding their prioritization decisions.
  • Analyzed perceptions of costs and benefits related to work and family priorities.
  • Women were more willing to prioritize family over work compared to men.
  • Men were more willing to prioritize work over family due to lower perceived costs associated with family.
  • Women placed more importance on family benefits and less on career costs when making decisions.

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Aarntzen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a508c2d6eeac72a437a0712https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-026-01663-0
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