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The mental load on mothers (and whether the pandemic made it worse)
Keeping a household running isn’t just about getting the chores done and making sure the needs of everyone in your family is taken care of, like ticking items off a to-do list. There’s much more that goes on behind the scenes.
The narcotic pleasures of #cleantok
In the lowest depths of my pandemic torpor, one of the few things that would lift my spirits was watching organizing videos on TikTok.
Planning, stress and worry put the mental load on mothers – will 2022 be the year they share the burden?
The COVID pandemic has made the very private issue of the domestic division of labour – the way housework and childcare are divided – a very public issue.
IPR Seminar Series—The Gendered Consequences of COVID-19: Initial Insights for U.S. Families
This research offers timely, nuanced insights into key mechanisms driving disparities of gender and class for parents in the COVID-19 pandemic.
As China ages, another consequence looms for women and housework
Help from young grandparents in childcare and housework has cushioned the impact of gender inequalities for many working women. But as they age, the burden of care is likely to return for women.
Women are the Business: Podcast
Women Are The Business links cutting edge research and real life experience to explain the hurdles women face at work and in life. Check out this podcast!
A/Prof Leah Ruppanner – COVID 19: Disaster for the world, catastrophe for women?
From workload, job loss, domestic violence to divorce rate, what was the real impact of Covid-19?
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