The Science of ParentingMarch 31, 2025
Is There a Plus Side to Mental Labor?
Women shoulder most of the work in managing a family and tell us it’s exhausting, but some also say it has benefits
Stories by Julie Holliday Wayne
Julie Holliday Wayne is professor of management and the David C. Darnell Presidential Chair in Principled Leadership at the School of Business at Wake Forest University. Wayne’s research focuses on how work-life intersection affects employee attitudes, behaviors, health and well-being. She holds a Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Georgia.