The main goal of the research professorship “Work, Family, Social Inequality” is to understand how and why gender and care responsibilities contribute to labor market inequalities. Why do women rarely opt for the better-paid, male-dominated professions? Why does the birth of a child have such an unequal impact on women and men? How do location-independent working and flexible work hours affect inequalities in the workplace?  To answer these and related questions, the research professor and her team draw on a broad repertoire of theoretical approaches from both sociology and social psychology as well as methodologies. Methodologically, they collect and analyze survey, digital trace, experimental and qualitative interview data.