K Begall
Biographic Data
| ID | 20172 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K Begall |
| GIVEN NAMES | K |
| FAMILY NAME | Begall |
| SIGNATURE | BEGALL K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0848-7728 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 276 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Examining the Gender Equality-Fertility Paradox in Three Nordic Countries
The accelerating fertility decline in the most gender-equal countries of the world seemingly contradicts the central tenet of macro-level theories that predict high fertility in the presence of gender equality. We offer a comprehensive assessment of the individual behavior from which these trends aggregate. We link attitudes toward gender roles and fertility intentions in three Nordic countries.Using recent data (2020-2022) and a multidimensional…
Flextime/Flexspace for All in the Organization? A Study of the Availability, Use, and Consequences of Flexible Work Arrangements for Low and High SES Employees in Nine European Countries
This article investigates the relationship between employee socioeconomic status (SES) and the availability, use, and consequences for employees of flexible work arrangements (working from home and flexible starting and finishing times). Multi-level analyses based on the European Sustainable Workforce Survey (11,011 employees nested in 869 teams at 259 organizations in nine European countries) reveal a negative relationship between low SES employ…
What (wo)men want? Evidence from a factorial survey on preferred work hours in couples after childbirth
The division of labour remains persistently gendered, in particular among couples with children. Previous research shows that women's lower economic resources are an important factor driving these inequalities, but because gender and (relative) earnings are highly correlated in male-female couples, their relative importance is difficult to disentangle with observational data. Using a factorial survey conducted among approximately 700 employed men…
Multidimensional Gender Ideologies Across Europe: Evidence From 36 Countries
In this paper, we use the “gender as a social structure” framework to assess macro-, interactional-, and micro-level mechanisms explaining the stalled revolution in gender ideologies. Using the European Values Study 2008 data and latent class analysis, we look at the spread of gender ideologies and examine their association with national levels of gendered ascription of work and care roles, work–family compatibility, social inequality and societa…
The motherhood wage gap and trade-offs between family and work: A test of compensating wage differentials
The theory of compensating wage differentials may explain part of the motherhood wage gap if mothers are more likely than childless women and men to make a trade-off between monetary and non-monetary rewards when looking for a job. Whereas previous studies focus primarily on jobs that employees currently hold, we present a more accurate test of this theory by studying the extent to which childless (wo)men, fathers and mothers trade off wages and …
Genderrolhoudingen en modernisering: Terug naar de essentie
Gender role attitudes and modernisation: back to the essence? The influence of modernisation, self-expressive values, and educational level on gender role attitudes in Europe Despite several societal developments, such as educational expansion, the second wave of feminism, and modernisation, the trend towards more egalitarian gender role attitudes has stagnated. This study complements previous studies that explain this phenomenon by a growing foc…
Opvattingen over gender en het opvoeden van kleine kinderen voor en na de eerste lockdown in Nederland
Attitudes about gender and the care for small children before and after the first lockdown in the Netherlands The COVID-19 pandemic has led to major changes in the division of paid and unpaid work in many Dutch households. Before the pandemic, work-care patterns were relatively traditional in the majority of families in the Netherlands, with women performing more unpaid tasks and men more paid work. These patterns were disrupted during the lockdo…
Gender Ideologies in Europe: A Multidimensional Framework
The authors argue, in line with recent research, that operationalizing gender ideology as a unidimensional construct ranging from traditional to egalitarian is problematic and propose an alternative framework that takes the multidimensionality of gender ideologies into account. Using latent class analysis, they operationalize their gender ideology framework based on data from the 2008 European Values Study, of which eight European countries refle…
Non-Standard Work Schedules and Childbearing in the Netherlands: A Mixed-Method Couple Analysis
This study examined the effect of working at non-standard times on the transition to first and second childbirth. Using quantitative couple data from two waves of the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study ( N = 742) and semi-structured qualitative interviews ( N = 29), we found a lower probability of having a first child when the female partner was engaged in non-standard schedules, and a higher likelihood of second childbirth for couples where either …
Labour Force Transitions around First Childbirth in the Netherlands
This study analyses labour market transitions of women in the time around first childbirth. Two employment decisions are considered: exiting the labour force and a reduction in work hours. We assess change in these transitions in the Netherlands between 1970 and 2008. We test whether policy changes, in particular the introduction of unpaid parental leave, have changed the opportunity costs of specific work–family arrangements for women and their …
How do educational and occupational resources relate to the timing of family formation? A couple analysis of the Netherlands
Fertility research often uses data from women only. This can bias the results if the effects of education and occupation on fertility are dependent upon the characteristics of the male partner. Using retrospective life-course information from both partners
The Influence of Educational Field, Occupation, and Occupational Sex Segregation on Fertility in the Netherlands
Women have made considerable gains in educational attainment and increased their labour market participation, which has in turn impacted childbearing behaviour. The current study contributes to the growing literature on the impact of educational fields and occupation on fertility. We examine how women’s field of study, occupation, and occupational sex segregation shape the transition to first and higher order births. Using data from a repeated cr…
The Impact of Subjective Work Control, Job Strain and Work–Family Conflict on Fertility Intentions: A European Comparison
The link between employment and fertility is often only examined by focussing on women's labour market status or the impact of part- versus full-time employment. This study introduces a new explanation by extending research to examine how women's subjective perceptions of control or autonomy over work, job strain and work-family conflict influence fertility intentions. National-level measures of childcare enrolment under the age of three and the …
Preferences for the sex-composition of children in Europe: A multilevel examination of its effect on progression to a third child
Comparative research on the preferred sex of children in Western societies has generally focused on women only and ignored the role of gender equity and the need for children's economic support in old age. A multilevel analysis extends existing research by examining, for both men and women and across 24 European countries, the effect of the preferred sex-composition of offspring on whether parents have or intend to have a third child. Using the E…
Gender equity and fertility intentions in Italy and the Netherlands
Fertility levels have fallen drastically in most industrialized countries. Diverse theoretical and empirical frameworks have had difficulty in explaining these unprecedented low levels of fertility. More recently, however, attention has turned from cla
Gender Ideologies in Europe: A Multidimensional Framework
The authors argue, in line with recent research, that operationalizing gender ideology as a unidimensional construct ranging from traditional to egalitarian is problematic and propose an alternative framework that takes the multidimensionality of gender ideologies into account. Using latent class analysis, they operationalize their gender ideology framework based on data from the 2008 European Values Study, of which eight European countries refle…
Gender equity and fertility intentions in Italy and the Netherlands
Fertility levels have fallen drastically in most industrialized countries. Diverse theoretical and empirical frameworks have had difficulty in explaining these unprecedented low levels of fertility. More recently, however, attention has turned from cla
The Impact of Subjective Work Control, Job Strain and Work–Family Conflict on Fertility Intentions: A European Comparison
The link between employment and fertility is often only examined by focussing on women's labour market status or the impact of part- versus full-time employment. This study introduces a new explanation by extending research to examine how women's subjective perceptions of control or autonomy over work, job strain and work-family conflict influence fertility intentions. National-level measures of childcare enrolment under the age of three and the …
The Influence of Educational Field, Occupation, and Occupational Sex Segregation on Fertility in the Netherlands
Women have made considerable gains in educational attainment and increased their labour market participation, which has in turn impacted childbearing behaviour. The current study contributes to the growing literature on the impact of educational fields and occupation on fertility. We examine how women’s field of study, occupation, and occupational sex segregation shape the transition to first and higher order births. Using data from a repeated cr…
Multidimensional Gender Ideologies Across Europe: Evidence From 36 Countries
In this paper, we use the “gender as a social structure” framework to assess macro-, interactional-, and micro-level mechanisms explaining the stalled revolution in gender ideologies. Using the European Values Study 2008 data and latent class analysis, we look at the spread of gender ideologies and examine their association with national levels of gendered ascription of work and care roles, work–family compatibility, social inequality and societa…
Preferences for the sex-composition of children in Europe: A multilevel examination of its effect on progression to a third child
Comparative research on the preferred sex of children in Western societies has generally focused on women only and ignored the role of gender equity and the need for children's economic support in old age. A multilevel analysis extends existing research by examining, for both men and women and across 24 European countries, the effect of the preferred sex-composition of offspring on whether parents have or intend to have a third child. Using the E…
Labour Force Transitions around First Childbirth in the Netherlands
This study analyses labour market transitions of women in the time around first childbirth. Two employment decisions are considered: exiting the labour force and a reduction in work hours. We assess change in these transitions in the Netherlands between 1970 and 2008. We test whether policy changes, in particular the introduction of unpaid parental leave, have changed the opportunity costs of specific work–family arrangements for women and their …
How do educational and occupational resources relate to the timing of family formation? A couple analysis of the Netherlands
Fertility research often uses data from women only. This can bias the results if the effects of education and occupation on fertility are dependent upon the characteristics of the male partner. Using retrospective life-course information from both partners
Examining the Gender Equality-Fertility Paradox in Three Nordic Countries
The accelerating fertility decline in the most gender-equal countries of the world seemingly contradicts the central tenet of macro-level theories that predict high fertility in the presence of gender equality. We offer a comprehensive assessment of the individual behavior from which these trends aggregate. We link attitudes toward gender roles and fertility intentions in three Nordic countries.Using recent data (2020-2022) and a multidimensional…
Flextime/Flexspace for All in the Organization? A Study of the Availability, Use, and Consequences of Flexible Work Arrangements for Low and High SES Employees in Nine European Countries
This article investigates the relationship between employee socioeconomic status (SES) and the availability, use, and consequences for employees of flexible work arrangements (working from home and flexible starting and finishing times). Multi-level analyses based on the European Sustainable Workforce Survey (11,011 employees nested in 869 teams at 259 organizations in nine European countries) reveal a negative relationship between low SES employ…
What (wo)men want? Evidence from a factorial survey on preferred work hours in couples after childbirth
The division of labour remains persistently gendered, in particular among couples with children. Previous research shows that women's lower economic resources are an important factor driving these inequalities, but because gender and (relative) earnings are highly correlated in male-female couples, their relative importance is difficult to disentangle with observational data. Using a factorial survey conducted among approximately 700 employed men…
The motherhood wage gap and trade-offs between family and work: A test of compensating wage differentials
The theory of compensating wage differentials may explain part of the motherhood wage gap if mothers are more likely than childless women and men to make a trade-off between monetary and non-monetary rewards when looking for a job. Whereas previous studies focus primarily on jobs that employees currently hold, we present a more accurate test of this theory by studying the extent to which childless (wo)men, fathers and mothers trade off wages and …
Gender equity and fertility intentions in Italy and the Netherlands
Fertility levels have fallen drastically in most industrialized countries. Diverse theoretical and empirical frameworks have had difficulty in explaining these unprecedented low levels of fertility. More recently, however, attention has turned from cla
Preferences for the sex-composition of children in Europe: A multilevel examination of its effect on progression to a third child
Comparative research on the preferred sex of children in Western societies has generally focused on women only and ignored the role of gender equity and the need for children's economic support in old age. A multilevel analysis extends existing research by examining, for both men and women and across 24 European countries, the effect of the preferred sex-composition of offspring on whether parents have or intend to have a third child. Using the E…
The Impact of Subjective Work Control, Job Strain and Work–Family Conflict on Fertility Intentions: A European Comparison
The link between employment and fertility is often only examined by focussing on women's labour market status or the impact of part- versus full-time employment. This study introduces a new explanation by extending research to examine how women's subjective perceptions of control or autonomy over work, job strain and work-family conflict influence fertility intentions. National-level measures of childcare enrolment under the age of three and the …
How do educational and occupational resources relate to the timing of family formation? A couple analysis of the Netherlands
Fertility research often uses data from women only. This can bias the results if the effects of education and occupation on fertility are dependent upon the characteristics of the male partner. Using retrospective life-course information from both partners
The Influence of Educational Field, Occupation, and Occupational Sex Segregation on Fertility in the Netherlands
Women have made considerable gains in educational attainment and increased their labour market participation, which has in turn impacted childbearing behaviour. The current study contributes to the growing literature on the impact of educational fields and occupation on fertility. We examine how women’s field of study, occupation, and occupational sex segregation shape the transition to first and higher order births. Using data from a repeated cr…
Non-Standard Work Schedules and Childbearing in the Netherlands: A Mixed-Method Couple Analysis
This study examined the effect of working at non-standard times on the transition to first and second childbirth. Using quantitative couple data from two waves of the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study ( N = 742) and semi-structured qualitative interviews ( N = 29), we found a lower probability of having a first child when the female partner was engaged in non-standard schedules, and a higher likelihood of second childbirth for couples where either …
Labour Force Transitions around First Childbirth in the Netherlands
This study analyses labour market transitions of women in the time around first childbirth. Two employment decisions are considered: exiting the labour force and a reduction in work hours. We assess change in these transitions in the Netherlands between 1970 and 2008. We test whether policy changes, in particular the introduction of unpaid parental leave, have changed the opportunity costs of specific work–family arrangements for women and their …
Gender Ideologies in Europe: A Multidimensional Framework
The authors argue, in line with recent research, that operationalizing gender ideology as a unidimensional construct ranging from traditional to egalitarian is problematic and propose an alternative framework that takes the multidimensionality of gender ideologies into account. Using latent class analysis, they operationalize their gender ideology framework based on data from the 2008 European Values Study, of which eight European countries refle…
Genderrolhoudingen en modernisering: Terug naar de essentie
Gender role attitudes and modernisation: back to the essence? The influence of modernisation, self-expressive values, and educational level on gender role attitudes in Europe Despite several societal developments, such as educational expansion, the second wave of feminism, and modernisation, the trend towards more egalitarian gender role attitudes has stagnated. This study complements previous studies that explain this phenomenon by a growing foc…
Opvattingen over gender en het opvoeden van kleine kinderen voor en na de eerste lockdown in Nederland
Attitudes about gender and the care for small children before and after the first lockdown in the Netherlands The COVID-19 pandemic has led to major changes in the division of paid and unpaid work in many Dutch households. Before the pandemic, work-care patterns were relatively traditional in the majority of families in the Netherlands, with women performing more unpaid tasks and men more paid work. These patterns were disrupted during the lockdo…
The motherhood wage gap and trade-offs between family and work: A test of compensating wage differentials
The theory of compensating wage differentials may explain part of the motherhood wage gap if mothers are more likely than childless women and men to make a trade-off between monetary and non-monetary rewards when looking for a job. Whereas previous studies focus primarily on jobs that employees currently hold, we present a more accurate test of this theory by studying the extent to which childless (wo)men, fathers and mothers trade off wages and …
Multidimensional Gender Ideologies Across Europe: Evidence From 36 Countries
In this paper, we use the “gender as a social structure” framework to assess macro-, interactional-, and micro-level mechanisms explaining the stalled revolution in gender ideologies. Using the European Values Study 2008 data and latent class analysis, we look at the spread of gender ideologies and examine their association with national levels of gendered ascription of work and care roles, work–family compatibility, social inequality and societa…
Flextime/Flexspace for All in the Organization? A Study of the Availability, Use, and Consequences of Flexible Work Arrangements for Low and High SES Employees in Nine European Countries
This article investigates the relationship between employee socioeconomic status (SES) and the availability, use, and consequences for employees of flexible work arrangements (working from home and flexible starting and finishing times). Multi-level analyses based on the European Sustainable Workforce Survey (11,011 employees nested in 869 teams at 259 organizations in nine European countries) reveal a negative relationship between low SES employ…
What (wo)men want? Evidence from a factorial survey on preferred work hours in couples after childbirth
The division of labour remains persistently gendered, in particular among couples with children. Previous research shows that women's lower economic resources are an important factor driving these inequalities, but because gender and (relative) earnings are highly correlated in male-female couples, their relative importance is difficult to disentangle with observational data. Using a factorial survey conducted among approximately 700 employed men…
Examining the Gender Equality-Fertility Paradox in Three Nordic Countries
The accelerating fertility decline in the most gender-equal countries of the world seemingly contradicts the central tenet of macro-level theories that predict high fertility in the presence of gender equality. We offer a comprehensive assessment of the individual behavior from which these trends aggregate. We link attitudes toward gender roles and fertility intentions in three Nordic countries.Using recent data (2020-2022) and a multidimensional…
Sociology (12 works) · Economics (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Demographic economics (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (6 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works)