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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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On the Fifth Day: Autonomy, Organizational Control and the Ownership of Time in the Four-Day-Work-Week
Wheatley, D., Xu, M., Dobbins, T. & Birkett, H., 8 Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference (unpublished) › Abstract › peer-review
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Gender and resilience at work: a critical introduction
Branicki, L., Birkett, H. & Sullivan-Taylor, B., Jan 2023, In: Gender, Work and Organization. 30, 1, p. 129-134 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Working from home and the division of childcare and housework among dual-earner parents during the pandemic in the UK
Chung, H., Seo, H., Birkett, H. & Forbes, S., 12 Oct 2022, In: Merits. 2, 4, p. 270-292 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Covid-19, flexible working, and implications for gender equality in the United Kingdom
Chung, H., Birkett, H., Forbes, S. & Seo, H., Apr 2021, In: Gender and Society. 35, 2, p. 218-232 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Managing employees during the COVID-19 pandemic: flexible working and the future of work
Forbes, S., Birkett, H., Evans, L., Chung, H. & Whiteman, J., 26 Nov 2020, University of Birmingham. 33 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Projects
- 10 Finished
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ESRC IAA (2022): Holly Birkett Urgency Fund - Working Fathers Awards
Birkett, H. (Principal Investigator)
Economic & Social Research Council
11/02/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Research Councils
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ESRC IAA ABC - Lowri Wyn-Evans - Supporting LGBTQ+ parents in the workplace
Birkett, H. (Principal Investigator)
Economic & Social Research Council
1/11/20 → 31/10/21
Project: Research Councils
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ESRC IAA ABC - Emma Partlow - Putting policies into practice: understanding the implications of employment policies and legal frameworks for disabled employees
Birkett, H. (Principal Investigator)
Economic & Social Research Council
1/11/20 → 28/02/22
Project: Research Councils
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Evaluation into how female and male staff have different experiences of working for the House of Commons Service
Duberley, J. (Co-Investigator), Taylor, S. (Co-Investigator) & Birkett, H. (Principal Investigator)
House of Commons (Parliament UK)
1/08/20 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
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ESRC IAA Covid and Homeworking Employees Report
Birkett, H. (Principal Investigator)
Economic & Social Research Council
1/07/20 → 31/08/22
Project: Research Councils
Activities
- 1 Engagement event
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Four-day work week knowledge exchange event.
Xu, M. (Chair), Wheatley, D. (Host), Dobbins, T. (Host) & Birkett, H. (Host)
11 Mar 2025Activity: Engagement and Public events › Engagement event
Press/Media
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Employees on a four-day week use their extra day off for housework, hobbies, ‘me-time’ – and moonlighting, says research
Xu, M., Wheatley, D., Dobbins, T. & Birkett, H.
10/09/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media