Abstract

DUQUE GARCIA, Carlos Alberto. Family wage, gender and unpaid domestic work in Mexico. Prob. Des [online]. 2025, vol.56, n.221, pp.29-55.  Epub Oct 27, 2025. ISSN 0301-7036.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iiec.20078951e.2025.221.70267.

The male family wage (hereafter “family wage”) has been widely discussed as an institution that organizes the division of labor based on gender. This research evaluates the current impact of the family wage on gender-based differences in unpaid domestic work in Mexican wage-earning households. According to time-usage data, an indicator is created to measure gender inequality in the distribution of unpaid domestic work, and an econometric analysis is carried out. Thus, approximately one-third of Mexican households still follow the family wage pattern. The results also indicate that the family wage is still a relevant determinant of gender inequality in unpaid work.

Keywords : unpaid domestic work; gender inequality; family wage; PROBIT models.

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