You’ve heard pregnant women talk about nesting, whether that’s painting the nursery, or cleaning the house from top to bottom before their baby arrives. But new research turns ‘nesting’ on its head.
It’s time to start measuring our economy differently.
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The myth that women are superior multitaskers has just been busted. So, let’s divide work in and out of the home so women aren’t left running themselves ragged.
Things were improving until 2009. HILDA finds there’s been little improvement since.
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The official figures show things are fine, but Australia’s most comprehensive tracking survey finds the typical household is worse off than ten years ago.
Work-family time and money challenges should be seen by governments as ideal opportunities for good policy-making.
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For families, the HILDA report has little good news – childcare costs, poverty and anxiety are rising, all while women are more involved in the labour market. But there is some reason to hope.
Does this look messy to you?
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Dirt blindness is used by some to excuse men for spending a third as much time as women cleaning. A new study shows it’s a myth.
Research with Canadian families found that modelling of healthy food intake by fathers, but not by mothers, was associated with a healthier diet among their children.
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Most Canadian children spend too much time on screens and don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables. Fathers can help by modelling healthy behaviours and getting involved in research.
Why getting up and doing housework can pile on the pounds.
While the gender gap is narrowing, women still do seven hours more housework per week than men (and that doesn’t include the child-caring).
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Existing theories of housework focus on traditional gender roles. But they need to be updated to reflect a more nuanced idea of gender, one that allows for dynamics in same-sex relationships.
Income and gender roles are not the only factors in the division of household chores.
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Housework is typically thought of as a gendered or economic exchange, but a new study emphasises the role played by the knowledge we gain about our partner over the course of a relationship.
Mothers are expected to be fully available to the demands and whims of children around the clock.
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Inequality across the domestic sphere – housework and parenting – jeopardises relationship quality.
Research shows women consistently trade time in employment for greater time in domestic work even when their resources are on par with men.
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