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...