Traditional Values and Democratic Impulses: The Gender Division of Labor in Contemporary Spain [*].(Statistical Data Included) From: Journal of Comparative Family Studies | Date: September 22, 1999| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1999 University of Calgary. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The gender division of labor among married couples in Spain is examined, focusing on how time is spent at home and in the workplace. Topics include the differences of time use among men and women; changing international habits affecting Spain; and the influences of secularization, democracy, and the Catholic Chruch.

LAURA SANCHEZ [**]

CARLA S. HALL [**]

The most consistent finding in North American and European time use research is that the gender division of labor contains both traditional and egalitarian dimensions. As a broad generalization, wives' employment and wives' and ...