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Seminar: Greater gender equality, (un)happier families?
Thursday, 9th December 2010, 10 am - 4.30 pm,
University of Cambridge, Mond Building Seminar Room,
Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RF
We are pleased to announce a seminar exploring gender equality effects on
relationship quality, parental and child wellbeing. Changing gender
relations have created considerable challenges for family relationships,
especially after the transition to parenthood when the division of
breadwinning and caring for the children require (re)negotiating. Have
women's and men's ideals of work-family arrangements changed in theory
only? Or have expectations actually changed, so that subjective wellbeing
and relationship stability may in fact benefit from more gender equal
relationships? How do different work and care arrangements impact on child
wellbeing in the current context of limited availability of childcare and
parental leave? Are there possibly trade-offs between gender equality and
mothers' and fathers' wellbeing as a result of increased workload and
stress? The seminar will present recent evidence on how couples' earning
arrangements and their division of housework and parenting are associated
with relationship quality, parental and child wellbeing. It will present
new studies based on large scale representative survey data as well as
qualitative evidence in order to better understand the underlying family
dynamics. Its scope is interdisciplinary covering psychological,
sociological and social policy research. In the context of current economic
pressures on families and re-emerging discussions about relationship
policies and marriage incentives, the seminar aims to contribute to policy
debates by examining the compatibility of policy goals of promoting child
development, relationship stability, parental work-life balance and gender
equality.
For the full programme, please follow the link:
http://www.sociology.cam.ac.uk/news/seminar_programme.pdf
The seminar is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
The seminar is open to all but places are limited. Registration is required
by 30 October 2010.
To book a place or if you would like more information, please contact Pia
Schober ([log in to unmask]). For registration, please include your name and
institution and specify dietary restrictions if any.
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Pia Schober
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Sociology
University of Cambridge
Free School Lane
Cambridge CB2 3RQ
Tel : 01223 762844
Mob : 07946 005001
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