Die Auswirkungen häuslicher Pflege auf die Arbeitsteilung in der Familie

Abstract

In this article we study the effects of home care on individual time use patterns of family members and the household division of labour. We focus on the amount of time that 30 to 65 year old women and men spend on employment and housework, and the changes that might occur on both the individual and the couples level when home care becomes necessary. The longitudinal analysis is based on data of the German Socioeconomic Panel from 1985 to 2004. Referring to caring for relatives, empirical evidence shows that women, in particular. increase their time tor housework and decrease their time for paid employment. Focusing on Couples division of tabour in the household, our findings indicate a traditionalization process. The female partner full-ills the larger part of the housework time requirements. while the male partner fulfills the larger part of paid employment time requirements.