Research

Flexible working

Chung, H, Seo, H, Birkett, H & Forbes, S 2022, 'Working from home and the division of childcare and housework among dual-earner parents during the pandemic in the UK', Merits, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 270-292. https://doi.org/10.3390/merits2040019

Chung, H., Birkett, H., Forbes, S., & Seo, H. (2021). Covid-19, Flexible Working, and Implications for Gender Equality in the United Kingdom. Gender & Society, 35(2), 218-232. (open access)

Parenting policies

Forbes, S. & Birkett, H. (2018, 15 - 16 July). The Social Ecological Model of Social Marketing Competition: An examination of Shared Parental Leave uptake. Paper presented at the International Social Marketing Conference, Singapore, Singapore.

Working Dads

Birkett, H., & Forbes, S. (2019). Where’s dad? Exploring the low take-up of inclusive parenting policies in the UK. Policy Studies, 40(2), 205-224

Flexible working 

Forbes, S., Birkett, H., Evans, L., & Chung, H. (2022). Flexible Working and the Future of Work: Managing Employees Since COVID-19 (Briefing)

Birkett, H., Forbes, S., & Jackson, G. (2021). Hybrid Working Beyond COVID-19: Research findings and recommendations for implementing hybrid working (Report). 

Forbes, S., Birkett, H., Evans, L., Chung, H., & Whiteman, J. (2020). Managing employees during the Covid-19 lockdown: Changing preferences and the future of work (Briefing) 

Birkett, H., Forbes, S., Evans, L., & Chung, H. (2021) Managing employees during COVID-19: Flexible working and the future of work (Phase Two) Executive Summary (Briefing)

Parenting policies

Birkett, H. and Forbes, S. (2018) Shared parental leave : Why is take-up so low and what can be done? (Report)

Working Dads

Birkett, H. and Forbes, S. (2020) Fathers in the Workplace Toolkit (Briefing) 

Flexible working

Forbes, S., Birkett, H., Evans, L., & Chung, H. (2022). Flexible Working and the Future of Work: Managing Employees Since COVID-19. Retrieved from Equal Parenting Project, United Kingdom. (please contact us if you require an accessible version)

Forbes, S., Birkett, H., Evans, L., Chung,. and Whiteman, J. Managing employees during covid 19 lockdown : Changing preferences and the future of work 

Chung, H., Seo, H., Forbes, S., & Birkett, H. (2020). Working from home during the COVID-19 lockdown: Changing preferences and the future of work.  

Parenting policies

Supporting Managers and Organisations to Increase SPL Take-up” presented at the Government Equalities Office Workplace & Gender Equality Research Programme’s Inaugural Seminars on family friendly policies (2018, 6 June).