I am a sociologist who studies work and family issues. I am particularly interested in how institutional environments impact individuals' work and family experiences. To this end, I have published articles looking at the impact of gender equality on housework divisions and conflict as well as the impact of childcare policies on conflict between work and family. My latest publication looks at family-work conflict and finds men report more conflict in more egalitarian countries like Sweden. Currently, I am researching modern family forms including same sex and biracial couples and their time with family.
COVID-19 has increased the mental load, which is cognitive and emotional labour. Two experts explain how it operates - and what we should be doing about it.
German researchers compared the abilities of 48 men and 48 women in how well they identified letters and numbers and here's what they found.
Men and women suffer from sleeplessness in relation to gender-specific worries and tasks.
A new study shows that shorter working hours actually make people report more work-family conflicts.
Women today spend as much time doing housework as in the 1990s, and although men have increased their contributions, there is still an imbalance.
