Division of Labor Over the Life Course: Structural or Symbolic Pressures?

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Observational analysis reveals structural pressures shape household labor division, indicating trends across genders.

Parenthood and work transitions increased the proportion of housework performed by female partners, highlighting structural influences.
Fixed effects models and change score models showed significant effects of structural pressures from work-family transitions.
Symbolic pressures from relationship tenure and cohabitation did not significantly impact household labor division for either gender.
Overall, structural pressures outweigh symbolic pressures in affecting the gendered division of labor in households.

Tabor et al. (2025) studied this question.

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