Work, Family, and Inequality

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Focuses on contemporary issues surrounding work, family, and social inequality. Affiliated with the UCSB Work & Family Impact Lab. In our rapidly changing economy, managing work and family responsibilities is challenging for workers across the socioeconomic spectrum. Increasingly, both men and women want to raise families while also pursuing careers. But the demands of modern work and work organizations clash with parenting norms and expectations. Societal and economic shifts, like rising childcare and food costs, increasing work hours and wage inequalities, and changing technologies, are reshaping workers’ options when it comes to managing work and family life.