Publications by authors named "Sanne Van Grootel"
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- * It found that stronger beliefs in equal childcare (both in what is considered normal and what should be the case) are associated with the availability of parental leave policies.
- * While the data suggests that changes in parental leave policies can shift perceptions of social norms over time, the study acknowledges that it cannot definitively determine cause-and-effect relationships due to its cross-sectional design.
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- The article analyzes how gender norms regarding housework and child care changed in 15 countries after the COVID-19 pandemic, based on data from over 8,300 participants.
- Findings show that perceptions of mothers doing more domestic work compared to fathers increased during the pandemic.
- The study highlights that countries with higher gender inequality saw greater shifts in these norms, underscoring the need to address the unique challenges mothers encounter during health crises to promote gender equality.
Despite changes in their representation and visibility, there are still serious concerns about the inclusion and day-to-day workplace challenges various groups face (e.g., women, ethnic and cultural minorities, LGBTQ+, people as they age, and those dealing with physical or mental disabilities).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGender norms can lead men to shy away from traditionally female roles and occupations in communal HEED domains (Healthcare, Early Education, Domestic sphere) that do not fit within the social construct of masculinity. But to what extent do men underestimate the degree to which other men are accepting of men in these domains? Building on research related to social norms and pluralistic ignorance, the current work investigated whether men exhibit increased communal orientations when presented with the true norms regarding men's communal traits and behaviors vs. their perceived faulty norms.
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