Abstract
SynopsisDifferences in self-esteem and selected aspects of the domestic division of labour were compared using a survey sample of 80 married couples, half of whom had a dual-career marriage pattern. Self-esteem was positively related to masculinity in both wives and husbands and was higher for career wives than housewives. The husband’s self-esteem in dual-career marriages was somewhat lower than that in single-career marriages. There was no reduction in household task performance but there was lower decision power and less sharing of responsibility for the career wife. The relationship between career status of the wife and her self-esteem was shown to be mediated by performance of household tasks: wives and husbands who did less relative to their spouses had higher self-esteem.
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