EIGE

Beliefs and attitudes toward the roles of women and men regarding unpaid childcare and housework care_attit

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Base information

Source type:
Data collected by EIGE
Source organisation:
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
Source organisation URL:
https://eige.europa.eu/
Source activity:
Survey of gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities
Source reference:
Computed using microdata from EIGE's 2024 Survey of gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities
Data type:
Survey data
Harmonised:
Harmonised at EU level
Time format:
Years
Imported on:
12.05.2026
Number of values:
2520

Years

2024

Keywords

Keywords:
attitudes, child care, child care-related, childcare, childcare services, childcare-related, domestic work, housework, work

sex Sex

Code Value
W Women
M Men
T Total

beliefs Beliefs on gender attitudes and roles

Code Value
FATHER_SUITED Fathers are as well-suited to look after their children as mothers
MOTHER_HOME Without childcare, mothers should stay home while fathers focus on work
SICK_EQUAL Parents should share time off work equally when their child is sick
LEAVE_EQUAL Mothers and fathers should equally share parental leave
WOMEN_DECIDE Women should make the decisions on how to run the household
FLEXIBLE_WOMEN Flexible jobs are more important to women than to men

agreement Level of agreement

Code Value
STRONGLY_AGREE Strongly agree
AGREE Agree
NEITHER Neither agree nor disagree
DISAGREE Disagree
STRONGLY_DISAGREE Strongly disagree