A New work/care regime: will it promote an equal division of domestic labour?

Rhianna Keen

A New work/care regime: will it promote an equal division of domestic labour?

Rhianna Keen

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Despite women’s increased involvement in the workforce, there has been little corresponding change to the division of domestic labour between men and women. According to Barbara Pocock (2003) and HREOC (2007), this lack of change reflects a wider mismatch between women’s changing roles in society and the implicit assumption of a traditional division of domestic labour within the workplace and other key social institutions. Both these social commentators call for a new work/care regime to recognise caring responsibilities across the life cycle. However, other research suggests that while a new work/care regime may help make an equal division of labour more feasible, it may make little difference to men’s involvement in domestic labour.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	TASA & SAANZ Joint Conference 2007
Subtitle of host publication	public sociologies : lessons and Trans-Tasman comparisons, 4-7 December 2007, Auckland, New Zealand
Editors	B. Curtis, S. Matthewman, T. McIntosh
Place of Publication	Auckland
Publisher	Dept. of Sociology, University of Auckland
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9782868691145
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	Australian Sociological Association Conference (2007) - Auckland Duration: 4 Dec 2007 → 7 Dec 2007

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Conference	Australian Sociological Association Conference (2007)
City	Auckland
Period	4/12/07 → 7/12/07

Keywords

housework
ideal worker

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Keen, R 2007, A New work/care regime: will it promote an equal division of domestic labour? in B Curtis, S Matthewman & T McIntosh (eds), TASA & SAANZ Joint Conference 2007: public sociologies : lessons and Trans-Tasman comparisons, 4-7 December 2007, Auckland, New Zealand. Dept. of Sociology, University of Auckland, Auckland, pp. 1-6, Australian Sociological Association Conference (2007), Auckland, 4/12/07.

A New work/care regime: will it promote an equal division of domestic labour? / Keen, Rhianna.
TASA & SAANZ Joint Conference 2007: public sociologies : lessons and Trans-Tasman comparisons, 4-7 December 2007, Auckland, New Zealand. ed. / B. Curtis; S. Matthewman; T. McIntosh. Auckland: Dept. of Sociology, University of Auckland, 2007. p. 1-6.

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