Should I care or should I work? The impact of work on informal care
Conference Paper, Population Association of America 2022 Annual Meeting, April 6-9, Atlanta, Georgia, USA - April 8, 2022
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Gender inequality in domestic chores over ten months of the UK COVID-19 pandemic: heterogeneous adjustments to partners’ changes in working hours
Journal Article - March 30, 2022
Revisiting longer-term health effects of informal caregiving: evidence from the UK
Journal Article - February 15, 2022
COVID-19 lockdowns saw couples share housework and childcare more evenly – but not for long
Media - January 25, 2022
Lockdown saw couples share housework and childcare more evenly – but these changes didn’t last
Media - January 20, 2022
Longitudinal analysis of local government spending on adult social care and carers’ subjective well-being in England
Journal Article - December 23, 2021
Who did the housework in Lockdown Britain, and what happened next?
Media - December 20, 2021
Housework falls to mothers again after Covid lockdown respite
Media - December 19, 2021
Gender division of housework during the COVID-19 pandemic: temporary shocks or durable change?
Journal Article - December 16, 2021
The impact of changes in job security on mental health across gender and family responsibility: evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Journal Article - November 12, 2021
Caregiving and allostatic load predict future illness and disability: a population-based study
Journal Article - October 15, 2021
Social care inequalities in England: evidence briefing
Report - September 8, 2021
Welfare within families beyond households: intergenerational exchanges of practical and financial support in the UK
Journal Article - September 6, 2021
The ageing of parent carers: classed and gendered care-giving patterns at higher ages
Journal Article - July 12, 2021
Work less, help out more? The persistence of gender inequality in housework and childcare during UK COVID-19
Journal Article - June 15, 2021
Home carers’ mental health worsened during lockdown
Media - June 14, 2021
Mental health of mothers more negatively affected by Covid school closures than fathers, research finds
Media - June 2, 2021
Lockdown school closures hit mental health of mums but not dads, study claims
Media - June 1, 2021
Mitigating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on parents and carers during school closures: a rapid evidence review
Report - June 1, 2021
Covid school closures damaged mothers’ mental health
Media - May 31, 2021