Back-to-school chaos comes with mental load for parents • Canberra Times, 2025

Australia’s birth rate is at a historic low – are grandmothers retiring later to blame? • Women’s Agenda, 2025

Two-thirds of women feel unable to switch off from work. Here's why • ABC, 2025

Why it will take more than money to make Australian women consider having children 'for the country' • ABC, 2024

Running on empty: why are we all so exhausted? • Her Canberra, 2024

JD Vance got ‘single cat women’ all wrong. Our research shows they wouldn’t vote for him anyway • The Conversation, 2024

Women carry 71% of a household’s ‘mental load’ and it can limit their participation in the workforce, new research finds • Fortune, 2024

Why is the World Population Slowing Down? • ABC, 2024

Men more willing than women to accept robot care in old age, Oxford study finds • University of Oxford, 2024

Put Down the Vacuum • The Atlantic, 2024

Women in rich countries are having fewer kids, or none at all. What’s going on? • The Conversation, 2024

The late resignation? One third of Australian workers are considering quitting their job• The Guardian, 2023

Fathers who share childcare face work discrimination and career setbacks • The Sydney Morning Herald, 2023

Fathers are now copping the ‘motherhood penalty’. I, for one, am not gloating • The Age, 2023

Australia ‘the great burnout country’ after pandemic • ABC, 2023

If Biden wants to help American families recover from the pandemic, his plans should emphasize good jobs• The Washington Post, 2023

The ‘great resignation’ didn’t happen in Australia, but the ‘great burnout’ did• The Conversation, 2023

What if you embraced a bit of mess and had more time for yourself? • ABC, 2022

Democrats are losing White women. Will repealing Roe bring them back? • The Washington Post, 2022

The hidden load: How 'thinking of everything' holds mums back • BBC, 2022

Reporting on Parenthood Has Made Me Nervous About Having Kids • The Atlantic, 2022

Changing Clocks Is Annoying. The Alternatives Are Too. • The Atlantic, 2022

Save your money for Mother’s Day. Here are three free gifts that will truly show you care • 7News, 2022

Creating work-life alignment by supporting the mental load • Beaker & Flint, 2022

The mental load on mothers (and whether the pandemic made it worse) • BFM: The Business Station, 2022

Yet again, the census shows women are doing more housework. Now is the time to invest in interventions • The Conversation, 2022

Don’t give mum chocolates for Mother’s Day. Take on more housework, share the mental load and advocate for equality instead • The Conversation, 2022

Planning, stress and worry put the mental load on mothers - will 2022 be the year they share the burden? • The Conversation, 2022

How can we reduce the 'mental load' placed on mothers by the pandemic?• World Economic Forum, 2022

The exhaustion is real • New York Times, 2021

‘I cry on Tuesdays and Fridays’ • New York Times, 2021

Our economic system is sexist. Biden’s child-care plans aim to change that • The Washington Post, 2021

What do women want for Mother’s Day? Biden hopes he has some answers • The Washington Post, 2021

Should women be grateful for help at home? • BBC, 2021

Taking the measure of prejudice in a pandemic • ABC, 2021

Fatherhood in a pandemic • ABC, 2021

Here's what happened to Australian fathers when COVID forced them to do more at home • SBS, 2021

Poor levels of trust in the media and politicians fuels vaccine uncertainty • The Age, 2021

Ten Economic Facts on How Mothers Spend Their Time • Brookings Institute, 2021

Politicians criticising women for 'outsourcing' parenting need a reality check. Here it is • The Conversation, 2021

Sexism, harassment, bullying: just like federal MPs, women standing for local government cop it all• The Conversation, 2021

Flexible working arrangements help women, but only if they are also offered to men • The Conversation, 2021

COVID forced Australian fathers to do more at home, but at the same cost mothers have long endured • The Conversation, 2021

If Biden wants to help American families recover from the pandemic, his plans should emphasize good jobs • The Washington Post, 2021

Women have been hit hardest by the pandemic economically. Will that bring them closer together politically? • The Washington Post, 2021

Anti-Asian bias isn't just an American problem • The Washington Post, 2021

Why haven't U.S. mothers returned to work? The child-care infrastructure they need is still missing • The Washington Post, 2021

The Delta variant is pushing working moms to breaking point. It’s up to companies to make sure they don’t burn out. • Business Insider, 2021

The Myth That Gets Men Out of Doing Chores • The Atlantic, 2021

For working parents, juggling child care came at a steep cost during Covid • CNBC, 2021

Post-pandemic, the office will now have a whole new look • CNBC, 2021

During Covid, some working mothers find a silver lining: more time with their children • CNBC, 2021

School holidays are particularly challenging for working parents • CNBC, 2021

Moms are reducing work hours four to five times more than fathers amid pandemic, study finds • Good Morning America, 2020

Child care crisis pushes US mothers out of the labor force • The Washington Post, 2020

Coronavirus Is Widening The Gender Gap For Working Mothers • Forbes, 2020

Mums cut work hours four times more than dads during the pandemic • Forbes, 2020

I Don’t Want to Be a Fun Mom • New York Times, 2020

Practicing Self-Care in Uncertain Times • New York Times, 2020

Opinion | Feminism has failed women• New York Times, 2020

They go to mommy first• New York Times, 2020

Why Push Public Schools to Open Without Helping Them Openly Safely • New York Times, 2020

Who Helps Out in a Crisis? • New York Times, 2020

Fighting Constantly After Baby? Read This• New York Times, 2020

The changes that could help women stay employed • BBC, 2020

Unconscious gender bias in human and AI recruiting revealed in new study • ABC, 2020

Babytalk: Post Pandemic Change • ABC, 2020

Should childcare in Victoria be free? • ABC, 2020

When your partner doesn't have their shit together • ABC, 2020

This could be the year federal paid leave finally passes • VOX, 2020

House passes set of bills that give child care industry a more than $60 billion bailout • CNBC, 2021

‘I am definitely panicking’: Parents say school reopening plans leave them without any good options • CNBC, 2021

How parents make the workplace better for everyone• CNN, 2021

Trust a priceless commodity in troubled times • In Queensland, 2020

A/Prof Leah Ruppanner - COVID-19: Disaster for the world, catastrophe for women? (Episode 10) • Politics vs. Policy Podcast, 2020

Mothers’ paid work suffers during pandemic, study finds • Washington University in St. Louis, 2020

Life is as tough for women today as it was in the 1950's • RNZ, 2020

The 53% with Leah • Shut Up She’s Talking, 2020

COVID-19 is a disaster for mothers' employment. And no, working from home is not the solution • The Conversation, 2020

Trust in quality news outlets strong during coronavirus pandemic • The Conversation, 2020

Forget flowers and chocolates for Mother's Day: keep free childcare going instead • The Conversation, 2020

Why coronavirus may forever change the way we care within families • The Conversation, 2020

No, pregnant women aren't primed to 'nest'. It's a myth that sets women up for a lifetime of housework • The Conversation, 2020

The economy could lose a generation of working mothers • VOX, 2020

Watch Episode 5: Life Beyond Coronavirus: The Expert View • The University of Melbourne, 2020

Dean's Forum: A/Prof Leah Ruppanner in conversation with Prof Russell Goulbourne • The University of Melbourne, 2020

Fear, loathing and COVID-19: America and Australia compared • United States Studies Centre, 2020

Episode 2: Women should go on a chore strike • Women are the Business, 2020

For working moms, coronavirus can take a toll on careers • CBS News, 2020

Research increasingly points to a retreat of working moms from the labor force• CBS News, 2020

Arguing about housework? Report shows women still do most of the chores • ABC, 2019

Why the U.S.Has Long Resisted Universal Child Care • New York Times, 2019

Why Women, but Not Men, Are Judged for a Messy House • New York Times, 2019

Women aren’t better multitaskers, turns out they just do more work • SBS, 2019

Nearly 30% of kids experience sibling bullying – as either bully or victim • SBS, 2019

Leah Rupanner: Study finds men and women are equally bad at multitasking • Spreaker, 2019

Why white married women are more likely to vote for conservative parties • The Conversation, 2019

Free preschool, longer school days and affordable care help keep moms in the paid workforce • The Conversation, 2019

Women aren't better multitaskers than men - they're just doing more work • The Conversation, 2019

HILDA findings on Australian families' experience of childcare should be a call-to-arms for government • The Conversation, 2019

Men do see the mess - they just aren't judged for it the way women are • The Conversation, 2019

Women or men: Who's really better at multi-tasking? • New Zealand Herald, 2019

The Future of Work • The University of Melbourne, 2019

Mothers are more likely to work full-time in states with lower childcare costs and longer school days • Business Insider, 2019

My Husband Paid Me to Do Housework • The Atlantic, 2019

Labor Force Non participation: Trends, Causes, and Policy Solutions • Brookings Institute, 2019

Working families must be supported, for their sake and Australia's • ABC, 2018

Having a second child worsens parents' mental health: new research • The Conversation, 2018

If we're serious about supporting working families, here are three policies we need to enact now • The Conversation, 2018

Sorry, men, there's no such thing as 'dirt blindness' - you just need to do more housework • The Conversation, 2018

Why couples sleep better in more gender-equal societies • The Conversation, 2018

Beyond breadwinners and homemakers, we need to examine how same-sex couples divide housework • The Conversation, 2018

How last night's fight affects the way couples divide housework • The Conversation, 2018

Having a second child worsens parents' mental health • SBS, 2018

Both men and women sleep better in countries that promote gender equality - study • New Zealand Herald, 2018

What keeps men and women awake at night• New Zealand Herald, 2018

Does housework inequality ruin relationships? • Work in Progress Sociology, 2018

Equality literally helps people sleep at night — here's why • Business Insider, 2019

Understanding the mental load, what it is and how to get it under control • ABC, 2017

Sharing the parenting duties could be key to marital bliss: study • The Conversation, 2017

Australians want more children than they have, so are we in the midst of a demographic crisis? • The Conversation, 2017

Will women vote for women in 2018? It depends on if they're married • The Conversation, 2017

Census 2016: Women are still disadvantaged by the amount of unpaid housework they do • The Conversation, 2017

Roses are red, violets are blue, I'll stay forever if you scrub out the loo • The Conversation, 2017

The more work-life balance we have the more we want: global study • The Conversation, 2016

We can reduce gender inequality in housework - here's how • The Conversation, 2016

Flexible families = workplace equality• The University of Melbourne, 2016

The housework gender gap can be reduced. Here's how • Women’s Agenda, 2016

Counting the costs of caregiving: is there a better way forward • The Conversation, 2015

Why Norway says no way to gender segregation in the military • The Conversation, 2014

How unisex spaces can help end sexual assault • Women’s Agenda, 2014

Having it all: in pursuit of gender equality and work-life balance • The Conversation, 2013

The pursuit of having it all • Women’s Agenda, 2013

A typology of US parents' mental loads: Core and episodic cognitive labor • Journal of Marriage and Family, 2024

Remote Work Penalties: Work Location and Career Rewards • Social Currents, 2024

Silicon caregivers: a multilevel analysis of European perspectives on robotic technologies for elderly care • Community, Work & Family, 2024

Investigating Gender and Racial Biases in DALL-E Mini Images • ACM Journal on Responsible Computing, 2024

Gendered Housework Under China's Privatization: The Evolving Role of Parents • Fertility and Childcare in East Asia, 2024

Do working parents in the United States expect work location to impact job and family satisfaction in the post-pandemic period? Evidence from a survey experiment • Frontiers in Sociology, 2024

Breaking Barriers: A study of Women's Participation and Representation in Local Government • LaTrobe University, 2024

From online trolls to ‘Slut Shaming’: understanding the role of incivility and gender abuse in local government • Local Government Studies, 2024

The Nexus Between China’s Global Image and Attitudes Toward Diasporic Chinese: A Comparison of Australia and the United States • Journal of Contemporary China, 2024

Understanding Public Support for Policies Aimed at Gender Parity in Politics: A Cross-National Experimental Study • Canadian Journal of Political Science, 2024

Sharing Household Responsibilities • Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, 2024

Bias and Discrimination Against Women and Parents in Semi-Automated Hiring Systems • New Technology, Work and Employment, 2024

Linked Fate and Social Identity: Black and White Women’s Attitudes About Abortion and MeToo • Gender & Society, 2023

COVID‐19 and the role of gender, earnings, and telecommuting in parents' employment• Journal of Marriage and Family, 2023

Do Brands Matter? Understanding Public Trust in Third-Party Factcheckers of Misinformation and Disinformation on Facebook • International Journal of Communication, 2023

Remote Schooling and Mothers’ Employment During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Race, Education, and Marital Status • The Russell Sage Foundation, 2023

State of the Future of Work 2023 • The University of Melbourne, 2023

Children of the revolution? The continued unevenness of the gender revolution in housework, sleep, leisure, childcare and work times across cohorts • Social Science Research, 2023

Review of “Crunch Time: How Married Couples Confront Unemployment?” • Social Forces, 2023

The mental load: building a deeper theoretical understanding of how cognitive and emotional labor overload women and mothers • Community, Work & Family, 2021

Do managers sleep well? The role of gender, gender empowerment and economic development • PLOS ONE, 2021

Gendered housework under China's privatization: the evolving role of parents • Chinese Sociological Review, 2021

Do high childcare costs and low access to Head Start and childcare subsidies limit mothers' employment? A state-level analysis • Social Science Research, 2021

Profiling racial prejudice during COVID-19: Who exhibits anti-Asian sentiment in Australia and the United States • Australian Journal of Social Issues, 2021

Early Signs Indicate That COVID-19 Is Exacerbating Gender Inequality in the Labor Force • Socius, 2021

Occupational characteristics and parents' childcare time • Journal of Marriage and Family, 2021

The Gendered Consequences of a Weak Infrastructure of Care: School Reopening Plans and Parents’ Employment During the COVID-19 Pandemic • Gender and Society, 2021

Emotional and financial health during COVID‐19: The role of housework, employment and childcare in Australia and the United States • Gender, Work and Organization, 2021

Parents' Sleep Across Weekdays and Weekends: The Influence of Work, Housework, and Childcare Time • Journal of Family Issues, 2021

Are States Created Equal? Moving to a State With More Expensive Childcare Reduces Mothers' Odds of Employment • Demography, 2021

Shifting Inequalities? Parents' Sleep, Anxiety, and Calm during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia and the United States • Men and Masculinities, 2021

COVID-19 and the Care Crisis: An Evidence-Based Policy Recommendation for Supporting Families • Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science, 2020

Head Start and Families' Recovery From Economic Recession: Policy Recommendations for COVID-19 • Family Relations, 2020

Shifts in gender equality and suicide: A panel study of changes over time in 87 countries • Journal of Affective Disorders, 2020

COVID-19 and the Gender Gap in Work Hours • Gender, Work & Organization, 2020

The Future of Women @ Work • The Policy Lab, 2020

Spending on Children across Four Countries: Variation in the Role of Income and Women's Labor Force Participation • Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, 2020

Gender Linked Fate Explains Lower Legal Abortion Support among White Married Women • PLOS ONE, 2019

National Board Quotas and the Gender Pay Gap among European Managers • Work, Employment and Society, 2019

Expensive Childcare and Short School Days = Lower Maternal Employment and More Time in Childcare? Evidence from the American Time Use Survey • Socius, 2019

Good Housekeeping, Great Expectations: Gender and Housework Norms • Sociological Methods and Research, 2019

Race to the top: using experiments to understand gender bias towards female politicians• Australian Journal of Political Science, 2019

Gender Equality and Restless Sleep Among Partnered Europeans • Journal of Marriage and Family, 2018

Mission Impossible? New Housework Theories for Changing Families • Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2018

Who Helps with Homework? Parenting Inequality and Relationship Quality Among Employed Mothers and Fathers • Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2018

Does Unequal Housework Lead to Divorce? Evidence from Sweden • Sociology, 2018

Gender Linked Fate, Race/Ethnicity and the Marriage Gap in American Politics• Political Research Quarterly, 2017

Division of housework and his and her view of housework fairness: A typology of Swedish couples • Demographic Research, 2017

Shorter Work Hours and Work-to-Family Interference Shorter Work Hours and Work-to-Family Interference: Surprising Findings from 32 Countries • Social Forces, 2017

The state of domestic affairs: Housework, gender and state- level institutional logics • Social Science Research, 2016

Indian time for nature? A multi-level approach to American Indian outdoor time in everyday life • Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2016

Understanding the Effects of Crime on Women: Fear and Well-Being in the Context of Diverse Relationships • Social Sciences, 2015

State Liberalism, Female Supervisors, and the Gender Wage Gap • Social Science Research, 2015

Working Weekends: Changing European Time Regimes and Gender Inequality in Household Labor • Journal of Family Issues, 2015

Blurred Boundaries: Gender and Work-Family Interference in Cross-National Context • Work and Occupations, 2014

Who Cares? Caregiver Well-Being in Europe • European Sociological Review, 2014

Housework Conflict and Divorce Culture: A Multi-Level Analysis • Work Employment and Society, 2012

Work-to-Family and Family-to-Work Spillover: The Implications of Childcare Policy and Maximum Work-hour Legislation • Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2012

Conflict Between Work and Family: An Investigation of Four Policy Measures• Social Indicators Research, 2011

Cross-national reports of housework: An investigation of the gender empowerment measure • SocialScience Research, 2010

Local Labor Markets, Organizations, and the Distribution of Family Responsive Benefits in the United States • Gender, Work & Organizations, 2010

Conflict and Housework: Does Country Context Matter • European Sociological Review, 2009

Fairness and Housework: A Cross-National Perspective • Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 2008

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