“What’s in it for Men?”

Abstract

This article examines the question of what men win or lose by increased gender equality, in terms of well-being and health, combining a new macro data set with existing studies. A database was created for examining gender equality variables and potential health effects, using a sample of eighty-one European countries and the United States. The results indicate more positive effects for men than usually assumed. They also imply that men's contribution to gender equality has been underestimated. Some patterns, like fertility, differ between Europe and the United States, and this article discusses different gender equality models. Also, the effects of gender equality differ for different groups of men, and this article discusses men who feel they ''lose out.'' Although the data concern associations, questions of causality are also raised, and the last part of this article presents a tentative explanatory model that includes structural factors as well as men and masculinity changes.

De-gender them! Gendered vs cooperative division of housework – cross-cultural comparison of Polish and Norwegian students

“…Norway often serves as a good example of a country where both social policies (such as father quota, Brandth and Kvande 2015) and cultural values promoting gender equality (Holter 2014) encourage couples to implement egalitarian practices regarding division of domestic and parental work. Among many indicators of gender equality levels, especially one indicator recently has gained importance as detector of gender equality in a country -namely the amount of time a man spends on household duties and childcare (Holter 2014).…”

“…Among many indicators of gender equality levels, especially one indicator recently has gained importance as detector of gender equality in a country -namely the amount of time a man spends on household duties and childcare (Holter 2014). Norwegian men contribute the most to housework and related chores according to the report by Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (Better Life Index, 2014).…”

“…If there is no a-priori distribution of household labour determined by gender, then the distribution can be bargained between the two partners, which is likely to bring more egalitarian and less gendered results. Since men's contribution to gender equality can be measured by the amount of time they spend on housework, this constitutes an important detector of gender equality of a given country (Holter 2014). …”

Men, Masculinities, and Gender Relations

“…(Vandemoortele, 2013, p. 5). Greater equality, including gender equality, also brings health and well-being benefits, including for those in power (Wilkinson and Pickett, 2009;Neumayer, 2011;Holter, 2014). Moreover, "economic growth appears to promote gender-egalitarian attitudes on the part of both women and, to a lesser extent, men."…”

“Erkekleri Feminizmin İçinde ve Dışında” Çerçevelemek”

“…Önceden Norveç ve İsveç'te yapılan araştırmalar erkeklerin üçte birinin toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğine geleneksel ve düşmanca bir tavır takındığını, diğer üçte birinin toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğini desteklediğini ve yaşamlarında bir şekilde aktif olarak bu konuda konumlandıklarını, kalan üçte birinin ise "prensipte" desteklediklerini ancak pasif ve ilgisiz bir tavır sergilediklerini göstermektedir (Jalmert, 1984;Holter, 1989;Holter ve Aarseth 1993).…”