"The evidence somewhat points to gender roles in the home, and women being the primary caregivers for their children as a principal reason...
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Valley News - Women recount sexual harassment at Upper Valley cleaning companies
November 07, 2021
This weekend, the Valley News published a hard-hitting piece on sexual harassment among vulnerable women employed at cleaning companies in...
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Quoted: Kristin Smith in the 'New Hampshire Union Leader'
May 04, 2021
"Care work is the invisible engine behind our economy. Yet paid caregivers--many of whom are women and workers of color--are devalued, and...
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For working moms, long-term school and childcare closures may force an 'impossible' balancing act
May 07, 2020
In heterosexual married couples, "if somebody needs to be home with the children, typically it's the wife who'll rearrange her work schedule," said Kristin E. Smith
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Women At The Frontlines Of COVID-19 Might Be Starting The Gender Role Reversal Of The Century
April 23, 2020
"In a lot of cases, gender trumps money. Our social roles are so much more powerful in decision-making than money," says Kristin Smith, a visiting associate professor of sociology at Dartmouth, in a "Forbes" story about women who are on the front lines of fighting COVID-19.
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Millions of dads are stuck at home — which could be a game changer for working moms
April 16, 2020
"In a lot of cases, gender trumps money," said Kristin Smith, a visiting research associate professor at Dartmouth who wrote her Ph.D dissertation on that phenomenon. "Our social roles are so much more powerful in decision-making than money."
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"The First Decade: NH Family Demographics" (NHPR--The Exchange)
May 22, 2015
Visiting Professor Kristin Smith contributes to the panel discussion on the widening gap between the situations of NH children who have and those who do not.
