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Hook Reviews Cross-National Evidence on Policies Promoting Gender Equality in Domestic Labor

Posted: 4/23/2026 (CSDE Research)

CSDE External Affiliate Jennifer Hook (University of Southern California) contributed a chapter titled “Comparative Evidence on Policies Promoting Gender Equality in Domestic Labor” to The Routledge International Handbook of Time Use Themes and Applications. Drawing on cross-national time use data from European and Anglophone countries, the chapter reviews how work-family policies — including parental leave and early childhood education and care (ECEC) — shape both the time couples spend on housework and childcare and the relative division of that labor in heterosexual couples.

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