Janna Bergsvik

• Bergsvik, Janna; Kitterød, Ragni Hege & Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (2019). Parenthood and Couples’ Relative Earnings in Norway. European Sociological Review.  ISSN 0266-7215.  36(2), s 218- 235 . doi: 10.1093/esr/jcz062 Show summary

  With the advance of the gender revolution, income dynamics in couples are changing. Nonetheless, in most Western societies, parenthood still promotes specialized gender roles. Utilizing Norwegian register data on all married and cohabiting couples born 1946–1989, we investigate possible changes in the associations between parenthood and within-couple inequality in earnings in the years 2005–2014. Precisely, using interactions and fixed effects models, we compare the development of within-couple gender gaps in earnings over time between childless couples and couples with children of different ages, and within couples before and after childbirth. Results showed that the gender gap in earnings in couples increased with the number of children and was most distinct among couples with children below 6 years. However, the association between parenthood and withincouple inequality in earnings was reduced across the study period, a development partly driven by a decreasing fatherhood premium evident from 2009 onwards. Not only women’s but also men’s income development is now negatively affected by having young children in the household. Our findings, thus, indicate important changes in how men and women prioritize paid labour after a childbirth.

• Bergsvik, Janna; Kitterød, Ragni Hege & Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (2016). Forsørgermønstre blant par – likestilling eller spesialisering?. Søkelys på arbeidslivet.  ISSN 1504-8004.  33(4), s 379- 402 . doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2016-04-06 Full text in Research Archive. Show summary

  Analyser av registerdata om pensjonsgivende inntekt viser at omtrent 48 prosent av gifte eller samboende par hadde en likestilt forsørgerpraksis i 2013, ved at partene hadde omtrent like store inntekter. Mannen hadde klart høyest inntekt i 46 prosent av parene, mens kvinnen hadde høyest inntekt i 6 prosent av parene. En likestilt forsørgerpraksis er vanligst når kvinnen har lang utdanning og det ikke er små barn eller mange barn i husholdningen, når kvinnens utdanning er rettet mot et mannsdominert yrke, når mannens utdanning er rettet mot et kvinnedominert yrke i offentlig sektor, og når kvinnen har lengre utdanning enn mannen.

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• Bergsvik, Janna (2019). Explaining spatial clustering of fertility.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2019). Har du to barn og naboen tre? Da er sannsynligheten høy for at du får et barn til. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).  ISSN 0804-3116.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2019). Inntektsulikhet mellom partnere - en likestillingsutfordring?.
• Bergsvik, Janna (2019). Linking neighbors’ fertility: Third births in Norwegian neighborhoods. Discussion papers.  ISSN 1892-753X.  (No. 898) Show summary

  The aim of this paper is to gain more insight on the drivers behind geographical variations in family sizes by pointing out the role of neighborhoods and neighbors for two-child couples’ transitions to third births. Couples’ decisions about fertility behavior are influenced by their social context where immediate neighborhoods and neighbors may play a significant role. Furthermore, as neighborhoods are important contexts of childrearing, couples may sort geographically based on their fertility preferences. Using detailed geo-data from Norwegian administrative registers to locate couples in flexible ego-centered neighborhoods, this paper introduces a new dimension of spatial fertility variations. Results from regression models show that the family size of neighbors is positively related to each other. That is, the likelihood that two-child couples have a third child increases with the share of families with three or more children in the neighborhood. This relationship remains significant also after controlling for a range of couple characteristics, housing, neighboring women’s educational level and time-constant characteristics of neighborhoods. It is also consistent for various neighborhood definitions which in this study range from the 12 to the 500 nearest neighbors. However, the strength of the association between neighbors’ fertility increases with the number of neighbors, providing evidence that residential sorting is a dominant driver.

• Bergsvik, Janna (2019). Parenthood and couples’ relative earnings in Norway 2005-2014.
• Bergsvik, Janna; Kitterød, Ragni Hege & Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (2018). Parenthood and couples' relative earnings in Norway 2005-2014. Discussion papers.  ISSN 1892-753X.  (873) Show summary

  In the current paper, we investigate within-couple inequality in earnings using Norwegian register data on married and cohabiting couples. We are particularly interested in assessing whether the negative relation between children and women’s relative earnings changed during the study period 2005 to 2014. In this period, work-family policy measures meant to facilitate mothers’ employment and promoting fathers’ family involvement were strengthened, and there was a sharp increase in women’s level of education. Controlling for demographic and socioeconomic variables, results showed that women on average still earn less than their male partners and that the presence of small children in the household was negatively related to women’s earnings. However, results from interaction models showed that the negative association between having young children and women’s relative earnings was reduced during the study period. Additional analyses confirmed that this latter finding was mainly due to an income reduction among new fathers.

• Bergsvik, Janna & Birkvad, Ida Roland (2017, 07. februar). Menn føler fortsatt forsørgeransvar. [Internett].  Kilden kjonnsforskning.no.

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