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SUMMARY:Gender differences in leisure time in East Asian and Western socie
 ties
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DESCRIPTION:Time is arguably the most valuable resource\, with far-reachin
 g implications for inequality\, health\, and well-being. This talk examine
 s gender gaps in leisure time using time-diary data from 14 East Asian and
  Western societies—China\, Japan\, South Korea\, Taiwan\, Spain\, Italy\
 , Canada\, the United States\, the United Kingdom\, France\, the Netherlan
 ds\, Denmark\, Finland\, and Norway—collected between 2000 and 2021.\n\n
 We analyse how gender differences in leisure—such as sport\, socialising
 \, media use\, and reading—evolve across the life course (ages 16–75).
  The results show persistent inequalities: men consistently enjoy more lei
 sure time than women\, with gaps evident at all ages. These disparities ar
 e largest in South Korea\, Japan\, Taiwan\, Spain\, and Italy\, and smalle
 st in the Nordic countries.\n\nGender differences are observed in both act
 ive (e.g. sport\, socialising) and passive (e.g. television\, internet use
 ) leisure. Strikingly\, the gaps are widest at weekends\, when constraints
  from paid work are lowest.\n\nPlease join either in person or online. For
  in-person attendees\, the talk will be preceded by a light lunch at 12.15
 pm.\n\nPlease email comms@sociology.ox.ac.uk with any questions.
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LOCATION:Department of Sociology – Seminar Room\, 42-43 Park End Street 
 Oxford  OX1 1JD
SPEAKER:Man-Yee Kan (University of Oxford)
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