Explaining Gender Division of Labour

• Compton and Lyonette identified two reasons for the division of labour; Cultural and Material
• The cultural reason for the division of labour is supported by; Gershuny, Man Yee Kan, British Social Attitudes Survey
• Gershuny found couples with parents who had equal relationships are more likely to look for similar
• Man Yee Kan found men are doing more housework then their fathers and women are doing less than their mothers
• British Social Attitudes Survey found less than 10% of people under 35 think the division of labour is fair, while 30% of over 65s do think it is fair
• The Material explanations for the division of labour is supported by; Man Yee Kan, Arber and Ginn and Ramos
• Man Yee Kan found 10k more a woman makes in her salary, her house work decreases by 2 hours
• Arber and Ginn say people pay for domestic products than doing it themselves
• Ramos found were a woman is the breadwinner and man is at home they will do an equal amount of housework