Childbirth and the Long-Term Division of Labour within Couples: How do Substitution, Bargaining Power, and Norms affect Parents’ Time Allocation in West Germany?

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Housework over the course of relationships: Gender ideology, resources, and the division of housework from a growth curve perspective (2016, background): “However, more recently studies drawing on longitudinal earnings information and housework data find little support for this view (Dechant, Rost, & Schulz, 2014; Kühhirt, 2012).”
What Happens after the ‘Daddy Months’? Fathers’ Involvement in Paid Work, Childcare, and Housework after Taking Parental Leave in Germany (2015, background): “…to adopt a more traditional division of labour: By taking parental leave and reducing their working hours, mothers shift time from work to home after childbirth, whereas most fathers leave their time allocation unaltered (Craig and Mullan, 2010; Grunow, Schulz and Blossfeld, 2012; Kühhirt, 2012).”
A Matter of Time: Father Involvement and Child Cognitive Outcomes (2018, background): “Finally, judging by the average amount of time spent with the child by mothers and fathers in our sample, paternal participation in child care may be characterized as ‘discretionary’, whereas maternal participation may be seen as ‘obligatory’ (see also Craig, 2006; Kühhirt, 2011).”