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.
Being the main breadwinner didn't necessarily keep married mums in work during the pandemic
Sep 04, 2023 05:40 am UTC| Life
In the toughest days of the pandemic, many dual-income families made the difficult choice to drop down to one income. With dads being the primary earners in many heterosexual households, it was often the mother who gave...
Women aren't better multitaskers than men – they're just doing more work
Aug 15, 2019 17:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Multitasking has traditionally been perceived as a womans domain. A woman, particularly one with children, will routinely be juggling a job and running a household in itself a frantic mix of kids lunch boxes, housework,...
Men do see the mess – they just aren't judged for it the way women are
Jul 03, 2019 20:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
On a typical day, men spend a third as much time cleaning as women. Does that make women beacons of cleanliness, while men are genetically unable to see the messiness in their midst? This myth is a common explanation...
Why couples sleep better in more gender-equal societies
Jul 09, 2018 09:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Night is supposed to be a period of rest and restoration but for many of us, this simply isnt the case. Our new study of European couples has found the daily demands of family for women, and work for men, decreases sleep...
The more work-life balance we have the more we want: global study
Sep 26, 2016 00:04 am UTC| Life
Workers in countries where shorter working hours are the norm are more likely to complain of poor work-life balance, according to our research recently published in the journal Social Forces. David Maume and I explored...
Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants