Replication material for: “Beyond Tradition? How gender ideology impacts employment and family arrangements in Swiss couples”

Replication material for: “Beyond Tradition? How gender ideology impacts employment and family arrangements in Swiss couples”

Authors

Christina Bornatici (FORS - Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences, Switzerland; Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lausanne)
Isabelle Zinn (Bern University of Applied Sciences – Business School, Switzerland; Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland )

Publication year

2025

How to cite

Bornatici, C., & Zinn, I. (2025). Replication material for: Beyond Tradition? How gender ideology impacts employment and family arrangements in Swiss couples. FORS. https://doi.org/10.25597/0mxm-7t30

Publisher

FORS - Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences

Abstract

Drawing on gender structure and life course theories, this article examines how heterosexual couples “undo gender” in their work–family arrangements within the conservative context of Switzerland. Focusing on how gendered norms and expectations are challenged, we explore in a longitudinal analysis the influence of both partners’ gender ideologies on paid and unpaid work arrangements across family life stages. Using couple data from the Swiss Household Panel (2002–2020), we estimate pooled and fixed-effects linear probability models to analyze both between-couple and within-couple determinants in undoing gender. We find diversity in how gender is undone in paid and unpaid work arrangements across couples’ gender ideologies and family life stages: While gender ideologies consistently influence paid work arrangements, they affect unpaid work arrangements only for couples living with children. Strong egalitarian ideologies can overcome gendered norms and unsupportive institutions, especially when both partners share these beliefs. However, these ideologies only partially mitigate macro-level constraints. Still, a significant minority of couples challenge dominant norms, particularly in their paid work arrangements. Our findings highlight the need for policy reform to establish supportive institutions that empower couples to align their behaviors with their gender ideologies, paving the way for greater equality in the future.

Keywords

undoing gender
division of labour
work–family arrangements
gender ideology
gender structure
life course
couple analysis
longitudinal analysis
social change
Switzerland

Description of the material

The replication material consists of 5 syntax files: 4 for data management (Data_management_1_individual_file.do; Data_management_2_individual_variables.do; Data_management_3_couple_file.do; Data_management_4_couple_variables.do) and 1 for data analysis (Data_analysis_1.do).

Geolocation

Switzerland

Publication

No. 13