Double shifts, double trouble: Alcohol as a problematic panacea for working mothers

Gabriel Caluzzi, Cassandra Wright, Emmanuel Kuntsche, Sherry H. Stewart, Sandra Kuntsche

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Résumé

Alcohol consumption among midlife women has become an area of research focus. We suggest it is important to examine the social roles that many midlife women take on – specifically working mothers. Working mothers balance both employment and the unequal burden of caring/domestic duties, leading to ‘double shifts’ of paid and unpaid labor. This creates unique stresses that may impact their drinking. This is particularly important as a growing number of mothers re-enter the workforce after childbirth. In this commentary, we suggest that working mothers’ drinking tends to be overlooked or even endorsed as a means of managing the gendered stresses they face – stresses which have been exacerbated during the pandemic. We highlight the dearth of literature focusing on the drinking patterns, practices, and motives of working mothers and argue that gendered expectations placed on working mothers may be an increasingly important social determinant of health among this group.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Numéro d'article103699
JournalInternational Journal of Drug Policy
Volume104
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - juin 2022

Note bibliographique

Funding Information:
GC and SK are supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Project grant (DP210103446). SHS is supported through a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Addictions and Mental Health (career award). CW is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship ( 1161246 ).

Publisher Copyright:
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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Health Policy

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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