Reduce work-family conflict:
- workers could juggle professional work and personal responsibilities 
- time and energy are saved for family roles

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- Family-Friendly Work Arrangement: remote work allows workers to take care of family members, integrate work and family roles, and adjust their work schedules according to household needs and care responsibilities
- Housework and Care Intensity: during the pandemic, the massive amount of housework and intensive childcare demands imposed on families and remote workers

Family-Friendly Work Arrangement vs. Housework and Care Intensity

Shirmohammadi, M., Au, W. C., &amp; Beigi, M. (2022). Remote work and Work-Life Balance: Lessons learned from the covid-19 pandemic and suggestions for HRD Practitioners. Human Resource Development International, 25(2), 163–181. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2022.2047380 

Remote work and work-life balance: Lessons learned from the covid-19 pandemic and suggestions for HRD practitioners

Positive Outcomes of Family-Friendly Work Arrangement

- Parents and caretakers have limited access to help for domestic and care work due to the pandemic.
- Intensified housework and childcare negatively impact remote workers' concentration, leading to experiences of work-family imbalance. 
- Some mothers are dissatisfied with the distribution of housework, while men are expected to share responsibilities at home, especially regarding childcare.

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