Do you think education has an impact on gender division of labour at home?

Considering Ethical Issues

Before beginning the interview, it is vital to have a strong ethical stance (Whiting, 2008). All through the research process, respondents will be treated with sensitivity, respect, and subtlety. In the semi-structured interviews, participants will be required to give personal and sensitive information, so the research and participant have a power imbalance to address (Husband, 2020). The last point to bear in mind is minimizing the possibility of harm to participants and their information, as well as ensuring that participants are fully informed about the study’s objective and methodology.

Plan Logistic Aspects and Participants’ Recruiting

Before the interview, the researcher will make decisions and plan the best methods for contacting participants and obtaining informed consent, arranging interviews at times that are suitable for both parties and testing the required tools such as recording equipment. Most experienced researchers have done interviews in far less than optimal venues, but the interview site ideally avoids distractions and is acceptable for the subject. For example, the interview room will be private, quiet, and good for recording. The first point of contact will be by email and phone (WhatsApp) and then additional information can be provided so respondents decide whether or not they can participate. A prospective participant will be aware of the survey’s length, scope, goal, and participants before signing up. Respondents will be made aware that they have the option of not taking part or withdraw at any moment, even when the interview commence.

The research questions include:

  1. How does the strength of gendered social norms affect equal division of work?
  2. How does an educational difference between couples associated with gender division of work, that is, between paid and unpaid work?
  3. How does men’s gender ideology associate with the division of work compared to gender ideology of women?

Interview Questions

Asking respondents respective interview questions aimed to answer research questions and prove research hypotheses (Mourougan and Sethuraman, 2017). These questions helped to evaluate the importance of the research based on respondents’ responses. Research themes include: the influence of social norms, education disparity, and gender ideology on division of labour between paid and unpaid work. The interview questions were arranged into appropriate groups based on these themes.

Social Norms

  1. Has gender roles changed today? If yes, state how gender roles has changed?
  2. Does masculinity has an effect on gender division of labour at home?
  3. As a man, can you engage in feminine roles at home?
  4. Do you think it is okay for men to take up traditional female roles? If yes, to what extend can you go in performing these roles?
  5. How does an upbringing gender role affect division of labour?
  6. What is the relationship between culture and distribution of roles at home?
  7. What beliefs direct gendered division of labour?

 

Education Disparity

  1. Do you think education has an impact on gender division of labour at home?
  2. Have you ever engaged in female roles at home? If yes, please specify what roles did you perform?
  3. Do you think educational achievement of women affect relationships with their husbands in terms of what roles they need to perform at home?
  4. As an educated woman, do you think your husband should help you with house chores? If yes, what roles do you prefer they perform?
  5. What challenges do educated women undergo when there is need to balance between paid and unpaid work?
  6. Do you think maternity leave affects the amount of pay women receive despite same educational achievements with male counterparts?

 

Gender Ideology

  1. Do you believe there is gender roles people should follow?
  2. In the present society, do you think there is disparity in the impacts of gender roles in men and women?
  3. How does a person’s upbringing affect their gender roles?
  4. What is your opinion about gender stereotypes? does gender roles still remain in most societies?
  5. What is the belief in your culture about masculine and feminine roles?