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Is Elderly Care a Matter for Women Alone?
[L’aide aux personnes âgées n’est pas seulement une affaire de femmes]

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  • Solène Billaud

    (ALISS - Alimentation et sciences sociales - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, CMH - Centre Maurice Halbwachs - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Département de Sciences sociales ENS-PSL - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres)

  • Agnès Gramain

    (CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

Women are more likely to provide elderly care than men, both because they are more concentrated in related service jobs and because they are more engaged in domestic care. This is partly explained by gender norms, which encourage women to be more involved in these activities. These norms, however, admit of varied configurations which bring about different kinds of involvement. Furthermore, ongoing demographic changes as well as changes in gender norms could promote a greater participation of men in caregiving.

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  • Solène Billaud & Agnès Gramain, 2014. "Is Elderly Care a Matter for Women Alone? [L’aide aux personnes âgées n’est pas seulement une affaire de femmes]," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-01516563, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:cesptp:halshs-01516563
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