Men's and Women's Volunteering
Gender Differences in the Effects of Employment and Family Characteristics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23324939 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hiromi Taniguchi (0000-0002-4487-4135, University of Louisville, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-101 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Voluntary Action Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0607 • E-ISSN: 1552-7395 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0899764005282481 |
| OpenAlex | W2096255851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 71 |
| References cited | 36 |
This study focuses on gender differences in the effects of employment and family characteristics on volunteering among White adults using data from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) 1995-1996. There is a statistically significant difference in the way employment status affects men's and women's volunteering behavior. Relative to full-time employment, part-time employment encourages women's volunteer work but not men’s, while unemployment exclusively inhibits men's volunteering. A significant gender difference is also in the effect of elderly care. Only among women is the time spent on elderly care significantly and negatively associated with volunteering. Women typically spend more time providing unpaid care to aging family members, and this will further contribute to the gender gap in volunteering among family caregivers to the elderly. Implications of these and related findings for volunteer work organizations are discussed.
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Gender gap · National Survey of Family Growth · Political science · Sociology · Survey data collection · Unemployment · Unpaid work · Volunteer work · Work (physics) · Demography · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Gerontology
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A meta-analysis of the effect of education on social capital
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The Influence of Gender Equality on Volunteering Among European Senior Citizens
Volunteering and Wellbeing Among Ageing Adults
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Gender Differences in Formal and Informal Volunteering in Germany
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The Determinants of Formal and Informal Volunteering
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Volunteering among Japanese older adults
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The Normality and Materiality of the Dominant Discourse
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Have later state pensions made people less connected? The effects of older female pension ages in England on social capital
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Theories of Family Labor as Applied to Gender Differences in Caregiving for Elderly Parents
Of Human Bonding
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| Unique citing works | 71 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,18 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 70 |