Religious institutions and gendered time use: evidence from Ramadan festivities in India

IF 6.1 2区 经济学
Aparajita Dasgupta, Ashokankur Datta
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In this paper, we examine how religious mandates of the holy month of Ramadan affect the gendered distribution of time use within Muslim households in India. Using rich data on time use from a nationally representative time use survey and employing a difference-in-differences methodology, we test if Ramadan accentuates gender differences in time use. We find that, contrary to popular belief, Ramadan moderates the gender disparities in intra-household time use for Muslim households. The moderating influence is stronger in districts with a higher Muslim proportion. We find that the reduction in gender differences is due to declines in gender-specific time use in employment, learning activities, domestic work and self-care. Reduction in domestic work time for women, especially food preparation time, is more pronounced in districts with a high Muslim proportion, suggesting ‘communalisation of domestic work’ due to Ramadan.

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宗教机构与性别时间利用:印度斋月节庆活动的证据
在本文中,我们研究了神圣的斋月的宗教规定如何影响印度穆斯林家庭中时间使用的性别分布。我们利用具有全国代表性的时间使用调查中有关时间使用的丰富数据,并采用差分法检验了斋月是否会加剧时间使用中的性别差异。我们发现,与人们普遍认为的相反,斋月调节了穆斯林家庭在家庭内部时间使用方面的性别差异。在穆斯林比例较高的地区,这种调节作用更为明显。我们发现,性别差异的缩小是由于不同性别在就业、学习活动、家务劳动和自我保健方面使用时间的减少。在穆斯林比例较高的地区,妇女家务劳动时间(尤其是准备食物的时间)的减少更为明显,这表明斋月导致了 "家务劳动社区化"。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Population Economics is an international quarterly that publishes original theoretical and applied research in all areas of population economics. Micro-level topics examine individual, household or family behavior, including household formation, marriage, divorce, fertility choices, education, labor supply, migration, health, risky behavior and aging. Macro-level investigations may address such issues as economic growth with exogenous or endogenous population evolution, population policy, savings and pensions, social security, housing, and health care. The journal also features research into economic approaches to human biology, the relationship between population dynamics and public choice, and the impact of population on the distribution of income and wealth. Lastly, readers will find papers dealing with policy issues and development problems that are relevant to population issues.The journal is published in collaboration with POP at UNU-MERIT, the Global Labor Organization (GLO) and the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE).Officially cited as: J Popul Econ Factor (RePEc): 13.576 (July 2018) Rank 69 of 2102 journals listed in RePEc
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