Stagnant motherhood work time penalty in Great Britain over 30 years
More and more mothers with young children stay in the labor market today. In the United Kingdom, the share has risen from 62% in 1989 to 72% in 2023. However, … Read more
Man-Yee Kan
Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Oxford. • man-yee.kan(at)sociology.ox.ac.uk • Personal webpage
Is the traditional gender-specialised division of labour still associated with higher fertility?
In Great Britain, compared to 20 years ago, the traditional gender division of labour is no longer benefiting fertility, note Muzhi Zhou and Man-Yee Kan. Nowadays, couples with more children … Read more
Sharing routine housework and desire for more children in East Asia
Low fertility levels have become a typical characteristic of industrialised countries where two distinct patterns are observed. A number of countries, especially in southern Europe and East Asia, have persistently … Read more