Changing Attitudes Towards Gender Equality in Switzerland (2000–2017): Period, Cohort and Life-Course Effects
This paper investigates trends in Swiss women’s and men’s gender attitudes in the period 2000–2017 using the Swiss Household Panel data. Based on pooled OLS and fixed-effects models, we establish the following for women and men: (1) over this time period, attitudes towards gender roles become more e...
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doaj-cd49aaac877143f4accfb00d5713e5b12021-09-05T14:01:59ZdeuSciendoSwiss Journal of Sociology2297-83482020-11-0146355958510.2478/sjs-2020-0027sjs-2020-0027Changing Attitudes Towards Gender Equality in Switzerland (2000–2017): Period, Cohort and Life-Course EffectsBornatici Christina0Gauthier Jacques-Antoine1Le Goff Jean-Marie2FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences, CH-1015LausanneUniversity of Lausanne, Life Course and Inequality Research Centre (LINES), CH-1015LausanneUniversity of Lausanne, Life Course and Inequality Research Centre (LINES), CH-1015LausanneThis paper investigates trends in Swiss women’s and men’s gender attitudes in the period 2000–2017 using the Swiss Household Panel data. Based on pooled OLS and fixed-effects models, we establish the following for women and men: (1) over this time period, attitudes towards gender roles become more egalitarian, while attitudes towards gender equality achievement remain stable; (2) the youngest cohort unexpectedly holds more traditional attitudes; and (3) individual attitudes change over the life course based on life events and the attitudes of one’s partner.https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0027attitudesgender equalitysexismlongitudinal analysisswitzerland |
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Bornatici Christina Gauthier Jacques-Antoine Le Goff Jean-Marie Changing Attitudes Towards Gender Equality in Switzerland (2000–2017): Period, Cohort and Life-Course Effects Swiss Journal of Sociology attitudes gender equality sexism longitudinal analysis switzerland |
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Bornatici Christina Gauthier Jacques-Antoine Le Goff Jean-Marie |
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Changing Attitudes Towards Gender Equality in Switzerland (2000–2017): Period, Cohort and Life-Course Effects |
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Changing Attitudes Towards Gender Equality in Switzerland (2000–2017): Period, Cohort and Life-Course Effects |
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Changing Attitudes Towards Gender Equality in Switzerland (2000–2017): Period, Cohort and Life-Course Effects |
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Changing Attitudes Towards Gender Equality in Switzerland (2000–2017): Period, Cohort and Life-Course Effects |
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Changing Attitudes Towards Gender Equality in Switzerland (2000–2017): Period, Cohort and Life-Course Effects |
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changing attitudes towards gender equality in switzerland (2000–2017): period, cohort and life-course effects |
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Sciendo |
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Swiss Journal of Sociology |
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2297-8348 |
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2020-11-01 |
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This paper investigates trends in Swiss women’s and men’s gender attitudes in the period 2000–2017 using the Swiss Household Panel data. Based on pooled OLS and fixed-effects models, we establish the following for women and men: (1) over this time period, attitudes towards gender roles become more egalitarian, while attitudes towards gender equality achievement remain stable; (2) the youngest cohort unexpectedly holds more traditional attitudes; and (3) individual attitudes change over the life course based on life events and the attitudes of one’s partner. |
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attitudes gender equality sexism longitudinal analysis switzerland |
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