Is the Behavioural Gender Gap Decreasing? Evidence from Food Consumption in Swiss Single-Person Households
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Swiss men and women
Area Of Science
- Sociology
- Food Studies
- Gender Studies
Background
- Switzerland has achieved gender equality progress.
- Food consumption patterns may reflect societal gender roles.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the convergence of Swiss men and women's food consumption patterns between 1990 and 2017.
- To analyze gender gaps in food baskets over time.
Main Methods
- Analysis of 1.8 million food basket observations from one-member households in Switzerland.
- Statistical examination of food consumption data spanning 1990-2017.
Main Results
- Gender gaps widened for 16 out of 70 studied foods.
- Gender gaps narrowed for 16 out of 70 studied foods.
- No significant change in gender gaps for over half of the studied foods, with an overall increase observed.
Conclusions
- The average gender gap in Swiss food consumption has increased from 1990 to 2017.
- Behavioral and culturally induced gender differences appear largely unrelated to observed food consumption gaps.
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