Women have a stronger say in couples' decisions to have a child

Sweden stands out as a forerunner in the development of gender equality and family dynamics. To deepen the knowledge on power distribution and gender dynamics of couple relations, we investigate how women and men's childbearing intentions influence actual childbearing behavior. The Young Adult...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sociologisk forskning 2017-01, Vol.54 (4), p.307-312
Hauptverfasser: DUVANDER, ANN-ZOFIE, BRANDÉN, MARIA, FAHLÉN, SUSANNE, OHLSSON-WIJK, SOFI
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Zusammenfassung:Sweden stands out as a forerunner in the development of gender equality and family dynamics. To deepen the knowledge on power distribution and gender dynamics of couple relations, we investigate how women and men's childbearing intentions influence actual childbearing behavior. The Young Adult Panel Study (YAPS) has information on both partners' childbearing intentions in 2009, which we follow for five years with register data on childbearing. The results indicate that women's childbearing intentions are more important than men's intentions in determining actual childbirths.
ISSN:0038-0342
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2002-066X
DOI:10.37062/sf.54.18227