We review the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on inequalities in education, the labor
market, household living standards, mental health, and wealth in the United Kingdom. The …

We examine the role flexible working has for gender equality during the pandemic, focusing
on arrangements that give workers control over when and where they work. We use a survey …

Does flexible working really provide a better work-life balance? Throughout the COVID-19
pandemic, flexible working has become the norm for many workers. This volume offers an …

Parents in academic careers face notable challenges that may go unrecognized by
university management and/or policy makers. The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on …

When discussing possible consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems certain that
the effects of the pandemic will most likely magnify existing educational disparities in Europe …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated an unpredictable economic crisis,
currently affecting daily life for millions of workers. We examined the mental health impact of …

This chapter reviews the evidence of the impact on children's education from the school
closures, implemented over the period March-June 2020, as part of the lockdown measures …

Objective This study evaluates the role of objective and subjective measures of economic
uncertainty, as well as furlough schemes, on changes in couples' relationships during the …

This paper examines whether the expansion of working from home led to a more equal
division of domestic work during the pandemic. We use unique data of dual-earner …

In response to the rapidly deteriorating pandemic situation, a national lockdown was
imposed in March 2020 which had profound effects for students across the UK higher …