Fairness Perceptions of the Division of Household Labor: Housework and Childcare

An unequal division of housework has been found to be often regarded as fair, which may explain why women still do most household labor. This study extends previous research by also investigating childcare—an increasingly important part labor, is likely have a different meaning than housework. It examines how perceptions fairness for both and childcare are influenced the housework, childcare, paid whether patterns differ gender. Data from Netherlands (men: N = 462; women: 638) show that divisions especially perceived fair. When it comes an labor related unfairness, associations stronger men. Fairness evaluated in relation total workload not isolation other types