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.
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In the latest ICLS WorkLife blog our Deputy Director Anne McMunn writes about new research with colleagues from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê 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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