In Paid and Unpaid Work over Three Generations, Katherine Marshall examines the division of paid and household work over three generations. Factors influencing paid and unpaid time and activities include societal, economical, life cycle and status. Understanding the division of paid and unpaid work is important in creating workplace policies and family programs.
The research indicates that distribution of domestic labour, childcare, hours of work and earnings becoming more equal between spouses in Canada. Marshall used data from the 1986, 1998 and 2010 General Social Survey on Time Use was used to compare adults aged 20 to 29 from the baby boomer, X and Y generations.
The research indicates that distribution of domestic labour, childcare, hours of work and earnings becoming more equal between spouses in Canada. Marshall used data from the 1986, 1998 and 2010 General Social Survey on Time Use was used to compare adults aged 20 to 29 from the baby boomer, X and Y generations.