'Zigzag working’: The alternating shift between paid and unpaid work for parents

Oct 12, 2021

many parents, like this mother here, are currently having to juggle working from home with parenting

Some parents are making a constant switch between working from home and parenting; an alternation which has been dubbed 'zigzag working' by experts. Image: UNSPLASH/Marisa Howenstine

Candice Harris

Professor of Management, Auckland University of Technology

Jarrod Haar

Professor of Human Resource Management, Auckland University of Technology

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This chart shows the percentage of parents aged 18 to 64 by gender and survey week not working due to COVID-19-related childcare issues. Image: VOX EU

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