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Leah Ruppanner, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne

Being the main breadwinner didn't necessarily keep married mums in work during the pandemic

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In the toughest days of the pandemic, many dual-income families made the difficult choice to drop down to one income.

With dads being the primary earners in many heterosexual households, it was often the mother who gave up her job to manage all the extra housework, homeschooling and childcare the pandemic brought.

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