Book Chapter

How does becoming a parent shape gender role attitudes?

By Elena Grinza, Francesco Devicienti, Mariacristina Rossi and Davide Vannoni

Edited by Michaela Benzeval, Magda Borkowska, Charlotte Hamilton, Susan Harkness, Rebecca Parsons, Raj Patel and Alina Pelikh

Publication details

Publication date
Series or book
Insights 2018-19: Findings from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Pages
pp. 12–13
Publisher
University of Essex: Institute for Social and Economic Research
View on understandingsociety.ac.uk

Summary

Key points: Overall, new mothers significantly shifted their gender role attitudes to become more traditional, while new fathers did not
experience any significant change. This change in gender role attitudes was strong and significant for those who held progressive views before having a child, both for men and women. Living in local areas, and having personal situations, that imposed more traditional
roles for new parents led to greater shifts towards holding more traditional gender attitudes.

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