Organization Management Journal
Abstract
We examine associations between societal-level policies and gender-role attitudes using nationally representative International Social Survey Program (ISSP) data sets from 14 countries in 1994 and 2002. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) findings indicated that tax policies favoring dual-earner families were associated with greater egalitarianism in gender-role attitudes, while the relationship between parental leave times and individual gender-role attitudes was curvilinear in 2002. Low and high parental leave times were associated with traditionalism in gender-role attitude, while mid-length leaves were associated with egalitarianism. The findings support an institutional perspective on gender-role attitudes and suggest that public policies have sufficient impact on people’s interests and experiences to influence their gender-role views.
Recommended Citation
Stickney, Lisa T. and Konrad, Alison M.
(2012)
"Societal Institutions and Work and Family Gender-Role
Attitudes,"
Organization Management Journal: Vol. 9:
Iss.
4, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarship.shu.edu/omj/vol9/iss4/4