Academic Work & Publications⬩Brendan Churchill

Brendan has been at The University of Melbourne since 2017, most recently as a Research Fellow and the Program Manager of the Life Patterns Research Program at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education (MGSE) and before that as a Research Fellow in Sociology in the School of Social and Political Sciences (2017-2021). Before joining Melbourne, he was a Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Change and a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Tasmania.

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The Conversation

Australia can do more to attract and keep women in parliament – here are some ideas.

The resignation of Kelly O'Dwyer, Federal Minister for Women, Jobs and Industrial Relations, tells us what we have known for some time: Australia’s parliament is a hostile workplace for women and working mothers.

Journal of Marriage and Family

Journal Article

Labor Force Status, Transitions, and Mothers' and Fathers' Parenting Stress: Direct and Cross‐Spousal Influences

Parenting is a demanding role, which can be stressful depending on access to resources and support. Relationships between employment and parenting stress vary by class and gender, but little is known about the effect of transitions—short‐term changes—in labor force status.

Youth, Sexuality and Sexual Citizenship

Twenty years of ‘cyberqueer’: The enduring significance of the Internet for young LGBTIQ people

Authored by: B Churchill

Journal of Sociology

Journal Article

Making pathways? A mixed methods analysis of young women who have left school early in ‘the new work order’

Much research has investigated how young women with tertiary education fare in contemporary labour markets and pointed to persistent gender inequalities. However, very little is known about how young women who leave school early fare in the present climate. In this article we shed light on the challenges facing these women in the ‘new work order’.

International Journal of Communication

Journal Article

"Hey, I'm Having These Experiences": Tumblr Use and Young People's Queer (Dis)connections

This article explores LGBTIQ+ young people’s use of Tumblr—a social media platform often associated with queer youth cultures. Drawing on data from surveys (N = 1,304) and interviews (N = 23) with LGBTIQ+ young people in Australia, we argue that existing notions of “queer community” through digital media participation do not neatly align with young people’s Tumblr practices.

Social Politics

Journal Article

Youth, Recession, and Downward Gender Convergence: Young People’s Employment, Education, and Homemaking in Finland, Spain, Taiwan, and the United States 2000–2013

Using data from the Luxembourg Income Study, we conduct a gender comparison of how young people aged 20–34 in Finland (n¼19,941), Spain (n¼29,458), Taiwan (n¼47,219), and the United States (n¼184,581) participated in full time work, short-hours or temporary work, education, and homemaking before and after the Great Recession (GR) beginning 2008.

AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research

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Generational differences in social media use, gender identity, and sexuality among young LGBTQ people in Australia

For LGBTIQ+ people, the internet and social media are key channels for communicating and connecting with queer peers, and learning about queer life and queer experiences. While digital social spaces have evolved over the past 20 to 30 years, many of the motivations for using these platforms remain the same.

Media Culture and Society

Journal Article

'That's not necessarily for them': LGBTIQ plus young people, social media platform affordances and identity curation

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and other non-heterosexual and gender diverse (LGBTIQ+) young people utilise a range of digital media platforms to explore identity, find support and manage boundaries. Less well understood, however, is how they navigate risk and rewards across the different social media platforms that are part of their everyday lives.

Journal of Sociology

Journal Article

Gender in the gig economy: Men and women using digital platforms to secure work in Australia

This article explores the characteristics, experiences, and motivations of men and women who secure work through digital platforms. Drawing on quantitative survey data – the first of its kind – of Australian men (n = 251) and women (n = 253) it finds that the gig economy, much like the wider economy, is highly gender-segregated.

Journal of Sociology

Journal Article

Gendered and Generational Inequalities in the Gig Economy Era

Authored by: B Churchill, S Rayn, L Craig