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The Mental Load on Mothers (And Whether The Pandemic Made It Worse)
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14:00, 1 Mar 2022
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Guest: Leah Ruppanner, Professor in Sociology & Founding Director, The Future of Work Lab; University of Melbourne
Keeping a household running isn’t just about getting the chores done and making sure the needs of everyone in your family is taken care of, like ticking items off a to-do list. There’s much more that goes on behind the scenes, or rather in the heads of parents, especially mothers, who are constantly worried that these things are done. That’s a very simple description of what the mental load is, and we find out more from Leah Ruppanner, Professor in Sociology at the University of Melbourne on how the mental load disproportionately affects mothers, and how it could further widen inequalities that women already face in the workplace.
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Presenter: Lim Sue Ann
Producer: Lim Sue Ann
mental load
care crisis
the bigger picture
live and learn
mental health
stress
gender pay gap
gender equality
motherhood
gender norms
working mothers
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The Mental Load on Mothers (And Whether The Pandemic Made It Worse)
40 mins
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14:00, 1 Mar 2022
Guest: Leah Ruppanner, Professor in Sociology & Founding Director, The Future of Work Lab; University of Melbourne
Keeping a household running isn’t just about getting the chores done and making sure the needs of everyone in your family is taken care of, like ticking items off a to-do list. There’s much more that goes on behind the scenes, or rather in the heads of parents, especially mothers, who are constantly worried that these things are done. That’s a very simple description of what the mental load is, and we find out more from Leah Ruppanner, Professor in Sociology at the University of Melbourne on how the mental load disproportionately affects mothers, and how it could further widen inequalities that women already face in the workplace.
Image credit: Shutterstock
Presenter: Lim Sue Ann
Producer: Lim Sue Ann
mental load
care crisis
the bigger picture
live and learn
mental health
stress
gender pay gap
gender equality
motherhood
gender norms
working mothers
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