358 - Special Session. Gender, Family, and Sexuality in Comparative Perspective

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Abstract

This session features research papers on comparative research on gender, family and sexuality. Two main themes unite them. First, all papers focus on the importance of the institutional environment in shaping individual outcomes in interpersonal relationships, work and family life. Second, the papers are concerned with links between employment and family life as ongoing sources of gender inequality. Van Der Lippe uses recent European data to examine variations in patterns of work flexibility and their impact on family arrangements. Ruppanner investigates whether women’s labor market position and gender empowerment at the country-level have differential effects on gender role expectations, gender gaps in housework and work-family strain over time. Wei-Jun provides evidence of changes over time in the level and determinants of gender inequality with reference to China. Finally, Baxter et. al. examine whether sexual identity is associated with labor market performance, wellbeing and family relationships in the UK and Australia.

Sub Unit

• Special Sessions

Session Organizer

• Janeen H. Baxter, University of Queeensland

Individual Presentations

• Work Flexibility and Work-Family Life of Men and Women in European Countries - Tanja Van der Lippe, Utrecht University

• Women’s Labor Market Status, Gender Empowerment and Family Well-Being: Evidence from 1994-2012 - Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne; Belinda Hewitt, University of Queensland; Tsui-o Tai, National Taipei University

• Continuity and Change in Gender Roles: The Case of China - Jean Yeung Wei-Jun, National University-Singapore; Hu Shu, National University-Singapore

• Sexual Orientation and Social Disadvantage over the Life Course in Australia and the United Kingdom - Janeen H. Baxter, University of Queeensland; Francisco Perales, University of Queensland; Tsui-o Tai, National Taipei University