Series Title | Journal of European Social Policy |
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Series Details | Vol.25, No.5, December 2015, p505-520 |
Publication Date | December 2015 |
ISSN | 0958-9287 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Abstract In my empirical analysis, I re-analyse Iversen and Rosenbluth’s study using the more recent 2002 ISSP survey on gender relations. The empirical results lend little support to the VOC approach and show that a gendered welfare state perspective, measured using a novel summary index of defamilialization, explains the observed outcomes better. The evidence in support for the VOC explanation disappears when controlling for defamilializing social policies. This suggests that a previous VOC work on the gender division of labour has suffered from omitting crucial social policy controls. This article substantiates earlier critiques of VOC that have questioned its usefulness as an explanatory framework for gender-relevant outcomes. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0958928715610996 |
Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs |
Countries / Regions | Europe |