Item #854
For the set of 25 questions measuring enjoyment of childcare tasks, female professionals had higher mean enjoyment scores than males on 24 of the 25 tasks
Topic: ParenthoodSource
Citation: Gender Roles and Infant/Toddler Care: Male and Female Professors on the Tenure Track, p. 23 Author(s): Rhoads, Rhoads Institution(s): University of Virginia, University of Connecticut Link: http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/ebs/6/1/13.pdf&uid=2012-24855-003&db=PA Nation(s): United States Year(s): 2012 Source: Primary Type: InterviewDiscussion
Other Notes:"The association of enjoyment of childcare with gender role attitudes or leave-taking status is not statistically significant, which suggests that sex differences in the enjoyment of childcare will not be easily changed by changes in policies or gender role ideology." (p. 13)