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Predicted logarithm of individual labour income earned by the breadwinner from linear regression model with 95% confidence intervals. Notes. 'MBW' = man is the only wage-earner; 'FBW' = woman is the only wage-earner. Results are based on estimates from Table S3, Supplementary Material. For Italy and Canada, we report predictions from Models 3, as information on occupation is missing. For Denmark, Slovenia and Poland, we report predictions from Model 2, as information on number of hours is missing. For
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In analysing heterosexual couples’ work-family arrangements over time and space, the comparative social policy literature has settled on the framework of the ‘male-breadwinner’ versus ‘dual-earner’ family. Yet, in assuming men in couple-families are (full-time) employed, this framework overlooks another work-family arrangement, which is the ‘female...
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... is the only country for which we see no earnings difference between pure female breadwinners and pure male breadwinners, which might help to explain why differences in total household incomes are also not significant between these two couple-types. Nevertheless, in every other country, pure female breadwinners' average individual labour earnings are lower compared with those of pure male breadwinners (Figure 4). This earnings disadvantage is statistically significant everywhere. ...
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