
Richard Petts
@pettsric
Sociologist and family demographer whose research focuses on parental leave, fatherhood, and work-family issues. @[email protected]
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New study with Daniel L. Carlson @[email protected] looking at trajectories of parents' divisions of housework and childcare from March 2020-October 2023 in Demographic Research. Divisions of domestic labor were stable for most parents, but shifts to nontraditional divisions of childcare also notable.

New data visualization out in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. Daniel L. Carlson @[email protected] and I illustrate the various patterns of remote work that U.S. mothers and fathers experienced throughout the pandemic. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…




The 4th wave of the SPDLC is out! These data are well-suited for analyses of parents' divisions of paid and unpaid labor, relationships, and well-being from Spring 2020-Fall 2022. Daniel L. Carlson @[email protected] openicpsr.org/openicpsr/proj… W5 will be released in 2025, and Wave 6 is in the field!

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What happened to parents’ divisions of childcare and housework during the pandemic? Daniel L. Carlson @[email protected] & Richard Petts tell us this week CCF blog hosted by The Society Pages. Check it out! thesocietypages.org/ccf/

Family issues take center stage in the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, from IVF to schools. CCF members Richard Petts and Stephanie Coontz are quoted in this piece by Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor on the contrasting family portraits of Harris and Trump. Read more: csmonitor.com/USA/Society/20…

Parental leave policies are a 'win-win' for employees and employers, says CCF member Richard Petts in the latest Meet Sandvik podcast. Discover how Sandvik’s new global benefit supports families, gender equality, and well-being. Listen here: home.sandvik/en/stories/pod…

Did the pandemic change how parents share housework and childcare? CCF members Richard Petts & Daniel L. Carlson @[email protected] explore this in their recent study. Read more The Society Pages: thesocietypages.org/ccf/2024/11/12…

New brief by CCF members Richard Petts & Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan highlights how paternity leave strengthens families & gender equality, yet many US fathers lack access or fear career setbacks. It’s time for policies & workplaces to catch up! Read more: sites.utexas.edu/contemporaryfa…



This #FathersDay, give the gift that keeps on giving: your time. A new CCF brief by Daniel L. Carlson @[email protected] & Richard Petts shows that when dads share childcare & housework everyone wins: better relationships, healthier kids, and happier dads. Read more: sites.utexas.edu/contemporaryfa…

Want men to do more housework? Encourage them to take paternity leave! In a new paper with Daniel L. Carlson @[email protected] and Chris Knoester, we find that fathers do more housework when they take leave. doi.org/10.1017/S00472…