Kim de Laat, University of Waterloo

Research

Gender inequality Hybrid work Flexible work arrangements Cognitive Labour Household division of labour Childcare Paid and unpaid work Knowledge work

Latest papers

Saying, Doing, Talking, Listening: A Mixed Methods Study of Fathers' Involvement in Childcare and Household Work Tasks and Responsibilities.
Sociology · 2026 · first author
Living to Work (from Home): Overwork, Remote Work, and Gendered Dual Devotion to Work and Family.
Work and occupations · 2025 · first author
Accelerating progress towards gender equity in health and science.
Lancet (London, England) · 2024 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

The Right to Request Flexibility and Labour Market Inequalities
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$320,696
Hybrid work arrangements and cognitive labour: Implications for gender inequality at work and home
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$35,599
What is the Best Policy Mix for Diverse Canadian Families with Young Children? Re-imagining Family Policies
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$486,118

All 3 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Saying, Doing, Talking, Listening: A Mixed Methods Study of Fathers' Involvement in Childcare and Household Work Tasks and Responsibilities.

de Laat K, Doucet A

Sociology2026First author

DOI: 10.1177/00380385251393091 PMID: 42559516

02

Living to Work (from Home): Overwork, Remote Work, and Gendered Dual Devotion to Work and Family.

de Laat K

Work and occupations2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/07308884231207772 PMID: 39897105

03

Accelerating progress towards gender equity in health and science.

de Laat K, Kaplan S, Lu L

Lancet (London, England)2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00404-5 PMID: 38458211

The Right to Request Flexibility and Labour Market Inequalities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fuller, Sylvia A.

$320,696

Hybrid work arrangements and cognitive labour: Implications for gender inequality at work and home

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: de Laat, Kim

Keywords: Gender inequality; Hybrid work; Flexible work arrangements; Cognitive Labour; Household division of labour; Childcare; Paid and unpaid work; Knowledge work; Employment policy; Future of work

$35,599

What is the Best Policy Mix for Diverse Canadian Families with Young Children? Re-imagining Family Policies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Grants

Keywords: family policies; childcare; parental leave; employment policies; family research; feminist methodologies and epistemologies; cross-comparative research; community research

$486,118

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Andrea Doucet

Sociology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Gender inequality Dear Professor de Laat, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Saying, Doing, Talking, Listening: A Mixed Methods Study of Fathers' Involvement in Childcare and Household Work Tasks and Responsibilities." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Hybrid work arrangements and cognitive labour: Implications for gender inequality at work and home" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]