Emma and Amy discuss the current problems with part-time work: the lack of jobs, the part-time culture, the loss of progression and the impact it can have on family life. We also share some solutions and ways you can get around this problem that so many of us face.

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Sources:

Timewise: Flexible Jobs Index (2023)

How Do Parents Share Childcare That Interferes With Paid Work? Work Arrangements, Flexible Working, and Childcare: University of Southampton (2025)

The Flexibility Paradox: Why Flexible Working Leads to (Self-)Exploitation - Heejung Chung (2022)