Gender and time allocation of cohabiting and married women and men in France, Italy, and the United States

<b>Background</b>: Women, who generally do more unpaid and less paid work than men, have greater incentives to stay in marriages than cohabiting unions, which generally carry fewer legal protections for individuals that wish to dissolve their relationship. The extent to which cohabitatio...

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Main Authors: Suzanne Bianchi, Laurent Lesnard, Tiziana Nazio, Sara Raley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2014-07-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol31/8/