Many parents decide to have a second child in the expectation that two can’t be more work that one – but new research shows that idea to be mistaken.
- Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
Universal low-cost childcare and workplace flexibility will help mothers return to the workplace and are important investments in the Australian workforce.
New data show that while the gender gap on housework is narrowing, women still carry the load.
While women’s sleep is affected by children, men’s sleep is affected by work and finance stress. Couples living in more gender equal countries have improved sleep quality.
Existing theories of housework focus on traditional gender roles. But they need to be updated to reflect a more nuanced idea of gender, one that allows for dynamics in same-sex relationships.
Housework is typically thought of as a gendered or economic exchange, but a new study emphasises the role played by the knowledge we gain about our partner over the course of a relationship.
Inequality across the domestic sphere – housework and parenting – jeopardises relationship quality.
Australia will be left behind without adequate planning and preparation on fertility issues.
Research shows that married women tend not to relate as much to other women. This makes a big difference when a woman is on the ballot.
The latest Census shows Australians spend between five and 14 hours a week on unpaid domestic work, but it’s women who suffer the most from this.
Men, if you want a great relationship this Valentine’s Day, turn on the vacuum.
Employees in countries with shorter working hours report more work-family conflict – what’s going on?
Men have increased their housework contributions – a nod towards greater gender equality. Yet women still spend twice as much time on housework as men.
In Australia, the question of how to provide care for ageing family members is largely an individual one. Most care is provided by family members. In 2012, 2.7 million Australians were providing some type…
Earlier this year, Norwegian sociologists Ulla-Britt Lilleaas and Dag Ellingsen released a report on their country’s armed forces entitled The Army: The Vanguard, Rear Guard and Battlefield of Equality…
I recently asked my University of Melbourne undergraduates to answer the following hypothetical: your child is sick at school. Who would usually pick him or her up? Their response was as expected – a third…
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