Background: There is a large body of research on the gendered division of domestic labor, but differences between women’s and men’s reported contributions to childcare and housework remain a puzzle. Objective: This study examines the reporting gap in the division of housework and childcare to understand how this gap changes across the transition to parenthood and how it is influenced by the couples’ constellations of educational and working hours. Methods: I use data from the German Family Panel (pairfam). The survey’s multi-actor design allows including both partners’ reports on the labor division. The sample consists of cohabiting different-sex couples who had their first child during the observation period, going from one year before the birth to two years after (n = 414). I employ logistic regressions to examine how the educational and working hours constellations are associated with reporting gaps. Results: This study reveals sizable reporting gaps in housework (45%) and childcare (38%) among couples during the transition to parenthood. Homogamous couples with tertiary education have the lowest predicted probability of reporting gaps. For the childcare reporting gap, I find that couples with a highly educated male partner and a medium or low-educated female partner exhibit the highest predicted probability of a reporting gap. The working hours constellation is unrelated to reporting gaps in either housework or childcare. Contribution: This study underscores that reporting gaps are systematically distributed, emphasizing the need for researchers to be aware of these patterns. Moreover, distinct results for housework and childcare emphasize the importance of analyzing them separately.

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二元视角下的家务劳动和育儿分工：在过渡到父母的整个过程中伴侣报告之间的差异（作者 Tabea Naujoks）


背景：有大量关于家务劳动性别分工的研究，但据报道，女性和男性对育儿和家务劳动的贡献之间的差异仍然是一个谜。目的：本研究考察了家务劳动和育儿部门的报告差距，以了解这种差距在向父母身份的过渡过程中如何变化，以及它如何受到夫妻的教育和工作时间的影响。方法：我使用来自德国家庭面板 （pairfam） 的数据。该调查的多参与者设计允许包括双方关于劳动分工的报告。该样本包括同居的异性夫妇，他们在观察期内生了第一个孩子，从出生前一年到出生后两年 （n = 414）。我采用逻辑回归来检查教育和工作时间星座如何与报告差距相关联。结果：本研究揭示了在过渡到父母身份期间，夫妇在家务 （45%） 和育儿 （38%） 方面存在相当大的报告差距。受过高等教育的同夫妻报告差距的预测概率最低。对于育儿报告差距，我发现拥有受过高等教育的男性伴侣和受教育程度中等或低水平的女性伴侣的夫妇表现出最高的报告差距预测概率。工作时间星座与报告家务或育儿差距无关。贡献： 本研究强调报告差距是系统分布的，强调研究人员需要了解这些模式。此外，家务劳动和育儿的不同结果强调了分别分析它们的重要性。