Differences in Informal Care to Parents between Women and Men: The Role of Individual Gender Role Attitudes and National Contexts
Zólyomi, E., Simmons, C., Rodrigues, R., Vafaei, A., Rehnberg, J., Phillips, S., Ilinca, S., Kadi, S., & Fors, S. (2026). Social Policy and Society, 1-16 10.1017/S1474746426101377
Despite shifting attitudes towards men taking up unpaid work, there remains a persistent gender gap in informal caregiving for older adults. We investigate how individual gender role attitudes of women and men influence their provision of care to parents and whether this relationship is moderated by the national context. Using data from the Generations and Gender Survey and logistic regressions …
GGS gender equality gender gap gender role attitudes informal care intergenerational care
