University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia.
Psychol Sci. 2014 Jul;25(7):1418-28. doi: 10.1177/0956797614533968. Epub 2014 Jun 2.
Gender inequality at home continues to constrain gender equality at work. How do the gender disparities in domestic labor that children observe between their parents predict those children's visions for their future roles? The present research examined how parents' behaviors and implicit associations concerning domestic roles, over and above their explicit beliefs, predict their children's future aspirations. Data from 326 children aged 7 to 13 years revealed that mothers' explicit beliefs about domestic gender roles predicted the beliefs held by their children. In addition, when fathers enacted or espoused a more egalitarian distribution of household labor, their daughters in particular expressed a greater interest in working outside the home and having a less stereotypical occupation. Fathers' implicit gender-role associations also uniquely predicted daughters' (but not sons') occupational preferences. These findings suggest that a more balanced division of household labor between parents might promote greater workforce equality in future generations.
家庭中的性别不平等继续限制着工作中的性别平等。孩子们在家中观察到的父母之间的家务劳动性别差异如何预测这些孩子对未来角色的看法？本研究考察了父母在家庭角色方面的行为和内隐联想，这些行为和内隐联想超越了他们的明确信念，是如何预测孩子未来的志向的。来自 7 至 13 岁的 326 名儿童的数据显示，母亲对家庭性别角色的明确信念预测了孩子的信念。此外，当父亲更多地参与或支持更平等的家务劳动分配时，他们的女儿特别表现出对在外工作和从事非传统职业的更大兴趣。父亲的内隐性别角色联想也可以独特地预测女儿（而不是儿子）的职业偏好。这些发现表明，父母之间更平衡的家务分工可能会促进未来几代人劳动力的更大平等。
