Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/185152 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11692
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
I examine how one central aspect of the childhood family environment – sibling gender composition – affects women's gender conformity, measured through their choice of occupation and partner. Using Danish administrative data, I causally estimate the effect of having a second-born brother relative to a sister for first-born women. The results show that women with a brother acquire more traditional gender norms with negative consequences for their labor earnings. I provide evidence of increased gender-specialized parenting in families with mixed-sex children, suggesting a stronger transmission of traditional gender norms. Finally, I find indications of persistent effects to the next generation of girls.
Subjects: 
gender identity
sibling gender
occupational choice
family formation
JEL: 
I2
J1
J3
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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