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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.7(XII)/100-103/15
AUTHOR: V Nagaraja
TITLE : AN OVERVIEW OF GENDER INEQUALITY IN THE FAMILY STAGE
ABSTRACT: Gender is an important aspect of social stratification in any society. Gender inequality means that men and women have different abilities and skills, and gender directly affects a person’s life. Some of these differences are based on experience, but many are socially constructed and passed down from generation to generation. The family is the social basis of human reproduction and care, and the role the family plays in gender relations cannot be ignored. Now that human capital has increased men’s and women’s relationship preferences, gender differences in patterns of entering and exiting relationships have disappeared. However, there are still significant gender differences in living with children; Young women and unmarried women are more likely to live with children than men. Women are more likely to be single parents, while men are more likely to live as a couple. Although the work organization of women with children is not limited, their average working hours are still low, while men with children have the highest number of jobs and average working hours. For both men and women, working mothers are not paid more than those who do not have children, but motherhood makes women more unpaid than men. In heterogeneous and unstable families, equal distribution of income and care may be beneficial for gender equality. This article focuses on the role of the family as a secondary microsocial institution that contributes to gender inequality.
KEYWORDS: Gender, Gender inequality, family level, Father role, Mother role