GENDER EQUALITY IN THE DIVISION OF HOUSEHOLD LABOR AND CHILDCARE WITH MARITAL SATISFACTION IN DUAL-CAREER COUPLES: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
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The division of household labor and childcare with males as breadwinners and women as housewives needs to be re-evaluated in a rising number of working women which creates changes in family dynamics especially in their daily life routines. Equality becomes the key in the division of household labor and childcare for dual-career couples and to continuously work on their marital satisfaction. This research uses a systematic review following the PRISMA (The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guide published in 2020 to comprehensively present all empirical evidence and report the frameworks for gender equality in the division of household labor and childcare and marital satisfaction in particular for dual-career couples. Inclusion criteria are heterosexual and dual-career couples with child(ren) and limited to publication from 2000 to 2024. Exclusion criteria are relation with religion and inaccessible articles. Of 757 identified articles, seven studies met our eligibility criteria and were included in the analysis. All the studies were quantitative in nature. Three are not dyadic, four are dyadic, and only one is longitudinal in design. We identified 2 variables that can potentially act as determinants. They are collaborative communication and human capital.
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