While mothers who earn more may be able to outsource some of the physical work in the household, the mental load is huge – and remains a barrier to gender equality.
- Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
New research shows women see their own fate as tied to that of other women - just one reason JD Vance’s attack was ill-advised.
A declining population can have big implications for society down the track. To make parenting easier, governments need to take a more nuanced approach.
New research shows giving women more resources to balance their competing work and domestic lives would help even gender disparity at all levels of political representation.
With dads being the primary earners in many heterosexual households, it was often the mother who gave up work to manage extra work at home during the pandemic. But what about heterosexual households where the mother was the primary earner?
Workers in Australia didn’t resign from their jobs in the wake of COVID, but they did burn out. A new survey found some solutions.
We must redress the challenges of unpaid domestic work and the mental load on women’s physical, mental and economic health and well-being.
On this Mother’s Day, keep your cash and give your wonderful mother gifts that will actually have a long-term impact on her health and well-being.
The pandemic increased housework and childcare for women. It also exacerbated the work that keeps households and families running: the mental load.
The idea that children suffer from going to childcare and having mothers who work is outdated nonsense – and the research backs it up.
New research finds that women standing for election to local councils experience much more gendered abuse and bullying than men – and it is likely this puts them off wanting to run at all.
Flexible arrangements might help women maintain a work-life balance, but can also weaken their position in the labour market and lose them earnings in the long term.
As the pandemic took hold in 2020, Australian dads picked up more of the domestic load, new research shows. But their sleep and anxiety suffered as a consequence.
A new study has found US mums have experienced a marked drop in their works hours during the pandemic. But this is not the case for dads.
While trust in media has risen in both the US and Australia, a sharp partisan divide is apparent in Americans’ trust in media.
Green drinks and meditation won’t solve the childcare crisis for women - we need free universal childcare to stay.
Women have always done the lion’s share of the “invisible” caring work at home: the impact of coronavirus may force all of that to change.
You’ve heard pregnant women talk about nesting, whether that’s painting the nursery, or cleaning the house from top to bottom before their baby arrives. But new research turns ‘nesting’ on its head.
Women are swinging elections in the US and Australia in ways analysts have struggled to predict. Two recent studies can help explain.
When families need to spend more time and money taking care of their kids on weekdays, it can take a toll on careers – especially for women.
Tugas ganda kerap dianggap sebagai keunggulan perempuan. Sebuah studi menunjukkan bahwa kerja otak perempuan tidak lebih efisien dibandingkan laki-laki perihal menjalankan banyak tugas sekaligus.
The myth that women are superior multitaskers has just been busted. So, let’s divide work in and out of the home so women aren’t left running themselves ragged.
For families, the HILDA report has little good news – childcare costs, poverty and anxiety are rising, all while women are more involved in the labour market. But there is some reason to hope.
Dirt blindness is used by some to excuse men for spending a third as much time as women cleaning. A new study shows it’s a myth.
Banyak orang tua memutuskan untuk memiliki anak kedua dengan harapan mengurus anak kedua akan tidak semerepotkan anak pertama. Namun penelitian terbaru menunjukkan bahwa anggapan ini ternyata salah.
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