Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 May 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality
Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed)
Dr. Emily Murphy:
No. It is a curious one which we have observed over the past two years especially. There is interesting research from the UK looking at how much change there was, when people were experiencing lockdown measures, in men doing routine household chores and care work for which women normally take responsibility. The enforced working from home increased men's participation. One aspect is being in the home for more time. The other thing, on the social perspective and how to get men to do more of the routine caring that women do, is that incentives need to be in place. They would either have to be educational qualifications or pay.
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