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COVID forced Australian fathers to do more at home, but at the same cost mothers have long endured

  • Written by Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab, University of Melbourne
COVID forced Australian fathers to do more at home, but at the same cost mothers have long endured

The COVID-19 pandemic was heralded as an opportunity to restart gender expectations at home. Our research shows Australian fathers have stepped into more participatory roles, but the question remains: will it last?

At the height of the first lockdown, the global economy closed and with it schools, childcare centres and employment shut. For many...

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