Who cares? Mum, dad, work and relationships
22 April 2020
Who are the ‘sandwich generation’ of people caring for parents while in mid-life? Anne McMunn writes for our WorkLife blog on new research looking at whether our working lives and our relationships affect the likelihood that we will take on these roles.
In the latest ICLS WorkLife blog our Deputy Director Anne McMunn writes about new research with colleagues from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and Age UK showing how the pool of people available to be caregivers is likely to dwindle as work and relationships change.Ìý
The , published in the Longitudinal and Life Course Studies Journal, usesÌýdata from theÌý, to find out who isÌýcaring for a parent or parent-in-law, providing shopping or transport, housework, financial support or personal care.ÌýThe responses are analysed alongside information on the participants’ work lives and relationship status.
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