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Summary

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Women prioritize family more than men due to differing perceptions of costs and benefits. Gendered views on work-family trade-offs influence career and caregiving decisions, impacting equitable outcomes.

Keywords:

Career-family trade-offs Cost-benefit analysis Decision-making processes Gender differences Work-family priorities

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Sociology
Gender Studies

Background:

Societal shifts have not eliminated gender differences in prioritizing work and family.
Women often adjust careers for family, while men may prioritize career advancement over family responsibilities.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if gender differences in prioritizing work and family stem from differing perceptions or weighting of costs and benefits.
To understand how these perceptions and weightings influence work-family trade-off decisions.

Main Methods:

625 employed participants (309 women, 316 men) evaluated six work-family trade-off scenarios.
Quantitative analysis of perceived costs, benefits, and decision-making weightings.

Main Results:

Women showed greater willingness to prioritize family and less willingness to prioritize work compared to men.
Women's family prioritization linked to higher perceived family benefits; men's work prioritization linked to lower perceived family costs.
Women placed more weight on family benefits and less on career costs when prioritizing family.

Conclusions:

Gendered perceptions and weighting of work-family trade-offs significantly shape decision-making.
Findings can inform policies promoting equitable career and caregiving outcomes.
Understanding these gender differences is crucial for addressing work-life balance disparities.