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Gender Dependence and Attitudes toward the Distribution of Household Labor

A Comparative and Multilevel Analysis

University of Texas at Arlington, USA, kunovich{at}uta.edu

Sheri Kunovich

Southern Methodist University, USA

We use comparative and multilevel methods to examine attitudes toward the distribution of household labor in 32 countries. We test hypotheses derived from Baxter and Kane's (1995) gender dependence theory, which suggests complex relationships between societal-level gender dependence, individual-level gender dependence, and gender attitudes. Country-level data are from the United Nations and survey data are from the International Social Survey Programme's 2002 Family and Changing Gender Roles III module. Our analysis is among the first to combine societal and individual indicators of gender dependence using multilevel modeling and to test for cross-level interactions between societal and individual gender dependence. Results provide mixed support for gender dependence theory and suggest several revisions — especially pertaining to men's attitudes.

Key Words: dependence • gender attitudes • gender ideology • household labor • housework • ISSP

International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol. 49, No. 6, 395-427 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0020715208097787


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