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Margaret O’Brien

University College London

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Research focus

Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Policy and Reform StudiesGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

Recent publications

  • Paid parenting leave from a child perspective: a pillar of sustainable development (2026)
  • Entry for 'United Kingdom' in: 20th International Review of Leave Policies and Related Research 2024 (2024)
  • Paid leave to support parenting—A neglected tool to improve societal well-being and prosperity (2023)
  • Young children's lives in East London through the pandemic: Relationships, activities and social worlds (2023)
  • Change and continuity in men’s fathering and employment practices: A slow gender revolution (2023)
  • The development of a research field: the case of parenting leaves (2023)
  • Parenting leave policies and a global social policy agenda (2022)
  • Pandemic impacts on Family Lives and Parental Wellbeing: Families in Tower Hamlets survey and panel findings (2022)
  • A tale of two cities in London's East End: impacts of Covid-19 on low and high income families with young children and pregnant women (2022)
  • Income, ethnic diversity and family life in East London during the first wave of the pandemic: An assets approach (2022)

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