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Gender Differences in the Timing and Chances of Parenthood Across Regions

Population, Space and Place, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT An increasing number of studies have examined fertility variation at the regional level within countries, but this research has largely focused on women. As a result, our knowledge of regional variation in male fertility remains limited. The current study addresses this research gap by examining how the timing and chances of parenthood vary ...
Jessica Nisén, Johan Dahlberg, Jitka Slabá, Alessandra Trimarchi   +3 more
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Prevalence and concordance of cardiometabolic risk markers and health behaviour among couples after a gestational diabetes mellitus‐affected pregnancy

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Volume 27, Issue 11, Page 6284-6293, November 2025.
Abstract Aims This study investigated the prevalence and concordance of cardiometabolic risk markers among couples after a gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)‐affected pregnancy. It also examined whether selected demographic, socioeconomic and health behavioural factors could explain within‐couple associations.
Majken Lillholm Pico, Helle Terkildsen Maindal, Louise Groth Grunnet, Peter Damm, Dorte Møller Jensen, Per Ovesen, Inger Katrine Dahl‐Petersen, Christina Anne Vinter, Ulla Kampmann, Elisabeth R. Mathiesen, Karoline Kragelund Nielsen, Face‐it Study Group   +11 more
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Childlessness and fertility by couples' educational gender (in)equality in Austria, Bulgaria, and France

Demographic Research, 2017
Background: In modern, highly developed countries the association between education and fertility seems to be equivocal: A negative influence of education mainly applies to women, while among men the correlation is often positive or negligible.
Beata Osiewalska
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Economic situation and late‐life divorce: A “his” and “hers” perspective

Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 87, Issue 5, Page 2075-2096, October 2025.
Abstract Objective This study investigated the association between individuals' economic situation and divorce among the population aged 60+ in Sweden, with a focus on the role of gender and potential changes across cohorts. Background Previous research on divorce has mainly considered individuals of working age or all ages combined, although late‐life
Linda Kridahl, Sofi Ohlsson‐Wijk, Ann‐Zofie Duvander   +2 more
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Socio-economic homogamy and its effects on the stability of cohabiting unions

Finnish Yearbook of Population Research, 2015
The tendency towards socio-economic homogamy – partner similarity in terms of socio-economic status – is of great interest to social scientists, for two reasons.
Elina Mäenpää
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The gendered division of housework in North America: A systematic review from 2014 to 2024

Journal of Family Theory &Review, Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 691-720, September 2025.
Abstract This systematic review follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) and examines empirical studies on the division of housework between mixed‐gender partners in North America. Its objective is to provide a comprehensive overview of the determinants of that division and to critically review the methods
Mylène Ross‐Plourde, Mylène Lachance‐Grzela   +1 more
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Who can work when, and why do we have to care? Education, care demands, and the gendered division of work schedules in France and Germany

Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 87, Issue 4, Page 1618-1638, August 2025.
Abstract Objective This article investigates how education and the presence and age of children shape gendered work schedule arrangements among couples in France and Germany. Background Despite the prevalence of nonstandard work schedules, schools and daycare facilities typically operate during standard work hours.
Carolin Deuflhard, Jeanne Ganault
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Who marries whom? Educational homogamy in Norway [PDF]

A number of previous studies have documented a fairly high level of marital homogamy in Norway. Most of these studies, however, have been local and ethnographic, or based on national data measuring homogamy within a limited time period.
Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund, Johan Heldal
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Mate preferences and marriage‐related behaviors: The case of Japan

Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 87, Issue 4, Page 1361-1386, August 2025.
Abstract Objective This study examines contributors to mate preferences and their changes, as well as behaviors corresponding to mate preferences in Japan, where mate preferences likely play a role in its steady marriage decline. Background Mate preferences are believed to guide mate selection processes.
Yuko Hara, Wei‐hsin Yu
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The Correlation Between Husband's and Wife's Education: Canada, 1971-1996 [PDF]

We present a measure of the correlation between the education levels of spouses based on a bivariate ordered probit model. The change in this correlation over time can be measured while controlling for the large changes in the educational attainment ...
John Burbidge, Les Robb, Lonnie Magee
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