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Cinderella Never Escaped Housework

Marins Pereira, Clara Helena LU (2026) EKHS22 20261
Department of Economic History
Abstract
Child marriage (defined as any union in which at least one partner is below the age of 18) affects approximately 30% of Brazilian married women and constitutes a fundamental violation of human rights. Despite its prevalence, the long-term consequences of early marriage for intra-household dynamics remain empirically underexplored in Brazil. Using data from the 2019 National Health Survey (PNS), this study investigates whether women who married underage are more likely to be in a household where the division of labor and income follows a male breadwinner – female caregiver dynamic. Employing a three-step latent profile analysis followed by multinomial logistic regression, three household types are identified: male breadwinner, dual-income,... (More)
Child marriage (defined as any union in which at least one partner is below the age of 18) affects approximately 30% of Brazilian married women and constitutes a fundamental violation of human rights. Despite its prevalence, the long-term consequences of early marriage for intra-household dynamics remain empirically underexplored in Brazil. Using data from the 2019 National Health Survey (PNS), this study investigates whether women who married underage are more likely to be in a household where the division of labor and income follows a male breadwinner – female caregiver dynamic. Employing a three-step latent profile analysis followed by multinomial logistic regression, three household types are identified: male breadwinner, dual-income, and female breadwinner. Results indicate that women who married as children are significantly less likely to be in dual-income arrangements, and that this effect operates primarily through the spousal age gap that systematically characterizes early unions in Brazil. (Less)
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author
Marins Pereira, Clara Helena LU
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alternative title
Child Marriage, Spousal Age Gaps and the Persistence of the Male Breadwinner Dynamic in Brazil
course
EKHS22 20261
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Child marriage, Brazil, male breadwinne female caregiver, domestic labor, division of labor, gender, childhood, dual income families, spousal age gaps, early marrige, Pesquisa Nacional da Saude, Latent Class Analysis, Latent Profile Analysis, Multinomial Logistic Regression, Latent Variable, gender roles
language
English
id
9247854
date added to LUP
2026-09-07 13:51:25
date last changed
2026-09-07 13:51:25
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  abstract     = {{Child marriage (defined as any union in which at least one partner is below the age of 18) affects approximately 30% of Brazilian married women and constitutes a fundamental violation of human rights. Despite its prevalence, the long-term consequences of early marriage for intra-household dynamics remain empirically underexplored in Brazil. Using data from the 2019 National Health Survey (PNS), this study investigates whether women who married underage are more likely to be in a household where the division of labor and income follows a male breadwinner – female caregiver dynamic. Employing a three-step latent profile analysis followed by multinomial logistic regression, three household types are identified: male breadwinner, dual-income, and female breadwinner. Results indicate that women who married as children are significantly less likely to be in dual-income arrangements, and that this effect operates primarily through the spousal age gap that systematically characterizes early unions in Brazil.}},
  author       = {{Marins Pereira, Clara Helena}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Cinderella Never Escaped Housework}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}