Media
Media
Here are some media coverage, interviews I've had, or articles I've contributed to the media recently. Note that from the end of 2020, I stopped listing all media coverage, as it became too time consuming. However, the below lists some key ones - I left some from 2020 on as many of them relate to working from home during/post COVID-19.
Below is a recent panel discussion I had with Femi Oke, Tseday Neely (Harvard Business School), Ranee Soundara on the Great Resignation in the Al Jazeera show The stream.
This is a recent interview with Al Jazeera on the 4 day week, where I discuss why we need to introduce a 4 day week to tackle the societal costs of long hours work post pandemic.
Here is a TED -like- talk on how flexible working can enhance gender equality at home and in the labour market to argue that we need changes in work culture and gender norms to make things work!
Here is a recent interview of me talking about how the covid 19 lockdown may impact gender inequality *my interview starts at the 5:30 mark.
Here is a recent video of me talking about flexible working and the gender pay gap.
Here is a video of me talking about the potential problems of flexible working.
2024
30th April - interview with BBC Radio Kent with Anna Cookson on Britain's "sicknote culture"
19th March - Forbes coverage of the TUC report on BAME workers' hybrid working practices "Study shows racial divide in experience of hybrid and remote working" - read the press coverage from Kent here.
12th Feb - Interview with BBC Radio Kent with Anna Cookson, on the Right to disconnect
10th Feb - Interview with BBC World service/Radio 4 "More or less" podcast on political divide within the younger generations in Korea
2023
November 23rd - paper cited in article Financial crises damage people’s mental health – our global review shows who is worst affected - The Conversation republished in many other outlets
November 9th - interview/adviser on the Economist Impact Report on Making hybrid work human programme
September 28th - BBC Radio Kent interview on whether working from home works (start at 11:00 point).
August 2nd - Panel discussion for BBC Radio 4 Rethink programme on Work Culture
July 3rd - interview with Pauline Mason in the BBC Radio 4 episode of the Analysis "Does work have to be miserable?"
April 20th - Interview with Megan Carnegie in BBC work life "Hustle Culture: Is this the end of rise-and-grind?"
April 13th - Paper cited in the article for La Tribune "Trois ans après le premier confinement, la tendance télétravail perdure-t-elle ?"
Feb 22nd - interview with the French newspaper liberation - but misquoted "Temps de travail:Expérimentation : en Angleterre, l’heur de la semaine de 4 jours"
Feb 21st - Paper cited in the Washington Post article "A four-day week pilot was so successful most firms say they won't go back" republished in SF Gate, Spam Chronicles, Stuff.co.nz, and MSN
Feb 21st - BBC Radio Kent interview with Pat Marsh around the 4 day week (starting 2:11 - 2:17)
Feb 15th - BBC Radio Kent interview with Anna Cookson "Working from home policies (starting 3:26:08-3:32:35)- Response to KCC working from home policy"
Jan 27th - BBC Radio Kent interview with Erika North "Working from home and productivity (starting 2:11:50 - 2:17:30) - response to CBI report most bosses want workers back in the office "
Jan 27th - University of Kent Press release "Professor Chung named among top influencers for the "Future of Work"".
Jan 24th - Onalytica Who is who in Future of Work? Top50 influencer to follow.
2022
December 12th - Interview with De Morgen on my book "Sociologe Heejung Chung: ‘120 uur per week werken? Wat Elon Musk verkondigt, is gewoon onzin’
December 7th - Workplace insight think piece "Flexible Working should be the norm for as many people as possible"
November 16th - interview with Vrij Nederland about my book "Flexibel werken is niet altijd een goed idee, zegt deze sociologe" - this made the cover for this issue
November 8th - coverage of my book/presentation for the Barcelona Time Use week in Singola "Time Use Week: la revoluzione del tempo parte da Barcellona"
October 27th - news coverage of my book/presentation for the Barcelona Time Use week in La Vanguardia "Los horarios flexibles llevan a trabajar más y recortan el tiempo libre"
October 19th - interview with Newsweek - Quiet quitting not a hot topic for employers, US labor secretary says
September 29th - interview with BBC Radio Kent - commuting and train times
September 28th - interview with BBC South East Evening news - on commuting and South Eastern train times
September 22nd - paper cited in the Conversation article "The untold story of a mid 20th century group of women fighting for equality in marriage - and why it matters today" - also republished in yahoo news.
August 31st - BSA press release of paper in BSA news "Working from home can lead to fathers doing less childcare and mothers doing more, says research" republished in Workplace Insights, Express digest, UK Today News, and covered by the Daily Mail, Big World Tale, Moganews
August 5th - Business Leaders' Guide to the Future of Work: Is flexible working particularly revolutionary for women?
July 26th - New Books Network Critical Theory - podcast interview on Book the Flexibility Paradox
July 6th - Book coverage by WorkingMums "Why does flexible working often not result in better work-life balance?"
June 10th - the Horizon Tracker - "Has Covid Reversed Inclusivity gains made over the past decades?"
May 30th - Interview with the BBC "Top spies fighting terrorism three days a week"
May 27th - Interview with Hani.co.uk/한겨레신문 "유연근로 '엄마들만의 제도' 된다면 또 낙인 낳는다/If flexible working becomes a "mother's policy" it will lead to stigmatisation" - coverage of book
May 24th - Interview with the Guardian "Thursday the New Friday as UK returns to office for "core" midweek days"
May 19th - BBC Radio 4 feature in Thinking Allowed "Covid and changes"
May 3rd - WorkingMums coverage of book "The Flexibility Paradox- A new book argues that flexible working can result in overwork and less work-life balance, but it doesn't need to be like that"
May 8th - Fast Company "this is how remote working can be a force for good"
April 22nd - People Magazine - paper coverage "Government push for shorter working week needed, says study"
April 19th - press release "Four-day working week can improve well being and reduce social inequality" republished by Workplace insights.
April 14th - Solo Collective Podcast on my book the Flexibility Paradox "Flexible work: how not to exploit ourselves"
March 22nd - People Magazine - paper coverage "After Two years of covid disruptions employers need to focus on the 3Ms"
March 9th - The Swaddle - Book coverage - Why Flexible Work Hours may mean more work for women.
March 8th - Workplace insight - book coverage - Flexible working can lead people to work harder and longer, according to new book
March 8th - University of Kent Press release for book Flexible working can lead to longer and harder working for many
February 23rd - LeadersPlus podcast Big Careers, Small Children - on my book the Flexibility Paradox "Why flexible working can lead to exploitation, especially for women"
Febuary 13th - Interview/Q&A with Caitlin Harrington of the Wired on my book the Flexibility Paradox - "Flexible hours often means more work - especially for women"
February 3rd - Harvard Business Review - paper cited in "3 tentions leaders need to manage in the hybrid workplace"
January 11th - CGTN The Agenda with Stephen Cole - COVID-19's impact on 2021: summary video
January 11th - Panel discussion in Al Jazeera English programme The Stream - Will the Great Resignation change the way we work?
2021
December 31st interview in Al Jazeera "As Europe leads on remote working rights, will others benefit?" republished in LMNeuquen
December 7th - press release for paper "Working from home can increase work-family conflict for women in traditional gender roles" republished in Workplace insight, HR news and others
November 1st - paper coverage in Telegraph "Twin stress: What happens to a woman’s heart when she takes on too much at work and home?"
October 22nd - interview with Alexandra Topping in the Guardian "How online meetings are levelling the office playing field"
October 14th - work used for the podcast Science Vs. on burn out. "Burnout: Can we Fix Work?"
October 6th - worked cited in Business Insider "Work from home may be dooming us to a dystopian future of endless work"
September 27th - paper coverage in The Conversation piece "Hybrid working: How to make it a success" - republished in the World Economic Forum and Yahoo News and others
September 20th - interview with Wired "The real reason it's impossible to hire anyone right now"
September 8th - work used/interview with in Popular Science "Work will never be the same"
September 3rd - interview with Alexandra Topping in the Guardian "Stress test: how 'burnout breaks' are helping staff recover from pandemic"
September 1st - interview with BBC Radio 5 Collin Murray show - "This house believes : Homeworking is a wolf in sheep's clothing"
September 1st - interview with BBC South East Today "Managing a hybrid workforce"
August 17th - interview with HR Magazine "Is an out of hours ban a step back in time?"
August 16th - interview with the Guardian "Three, two win? How to adapt to hybrid home and office working"
July 21st - paper cited in Yahoo Finance/AOL - Does remote working really kill career progression for women?
June 28th - BBC Radio Berkshire - Flexible working and Euro2021.
June 16th - paper used in Forbes Hybrid Working can boost the careers progressions of working mothers
June 15th - paper used in Forbes Flexible working for all after the corona virus? Dont underestimate the risks
June 4th - Forbes "More Than Just #FOMO: How Hybrid Workplace Models Exacerbate Gender Inequality"
June 4th - BBC World Service - Business Matters - on the right to disconnect (Starts in 50:00)- also aired on BBC Radio 4
June 3rd - BBC Radio Kent - Drive Time - on the right to disconnect (Starts in 2:51:00)
May 27th - BBC Radio Scotland interview on the right to disconnect - re-aired in other regional BBC radio
May 17th - BBC Work-Life - interview in "Can the right to 'disconnect' exist in a remote-work world?"
May - University of Kent South East HR Network - Flexible Working Post Pandemic and Return to Work Webinar
May - Financial Times - How to avoid the return of office cliques
May - Forbes - Are we Likely to Work only 50% of the time in the office - research cited in the piece
April - Al Jazeera News Counting the Costs - on the 4 day week
April - Hani News 월급은? 생산성은? 주4일제 기업에 물어보니 - special report on the 4 day week in Korea
March - CGTN The Agenda - Flexible working post covid
March 23rd - BBC South East Today "one year anniversary of lockdown"
March 23rd - interview with BBC Radio Kent "Working from during the corona virus and future changes"
March 8th - Interview with the Financial Times "‘I am close to quitting my career’: Mothers step back at work to cope with pandemic parenting"
Feb 24th - Why now interview with Eva Clifford "In defence of SLEEP"
Feb 20th - Guardian coverage of our work on working from home during COVID-19.
Feb 5th - A Vodcast with Christine Armstrong on the ugly truth about flex
Feb 2nd - work referenced in the Wired.co.uk piece "It took a pandemic (and men complaining) for your employer to finally care about flexible working"
Jan 20th - Webinar with the Korean Parliament about how the 4 day week relates to gender/generational equality. [풀영상] 주 4일제 톺아보기ㅣ4회차 "주 4일제가 불러올 변화 1. 여성X청년" shorter version here:
Jan 18th - Webinar with CIPD stepping up to support working parents
Jan 5th - Reuters interview "Will pandemic telework boost women's careers in Japan, S.Korea?" republished in bunch of different places
2020
Dec 18th - Webinar with the Korean Parliament about the 4 day week. [하이라이트] 주4일제 톺아보기(with 영국 켄트대학교) longer version here: [풀영상] 주4일제 톺아보기ㅣ1회차 "왜 주4일제인가?"
Dec 18th - think piece on Five workplace lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic
Dec 16th - Donga ilbo - coverage of the webinar on 4 day week with the Korean Parliament - also E-today, Gungsireung, MK, Labour Today, and more...
December 3rd, Modern diplomacy coverage of the UN/IOM discussion on flexible working in the UN "The future of work: promoting gender equality, diversity and inclusion" - also see UN reporting on this
December 3rd Lifestyle Daily coverage of joint report on Managing workers during COVID19 "Managers more positive about flexible working"
December 2nd -coverage of our joint report on Managing workers during COVID19 on Dad's blog "Flexible working during COVID-19: What managers are saying"
December 1st Harpers' Bazaar interview with Rebecca Seal "Can we learn to enjoy working alone?"
November 27th Workingmums.co.uk coverage of report by Mandy Garner "What are the lessons from COVID"
November 26th interview with Lu-Hai Liang in BBC work-life "The psychology behind revenge bedtime procrastination"
November 24th Facilitate Magazine "RESEARCH: MANAGERS ARE FAR MORE POSITIVE ABOUT FLEXIBLEWORKING AND STAFF WORKING FROM HOME SINCE THE PANDEMIC"
November 24th North Edinburgh News "Managers are much more positive about flexible working and staff working from home" also in Shed news, Remote Freelancer jobs, Be global fashion news
November 14th, paper used in the Guardian "Deutsche Bank’s pandemic solution? To make you pay for your privilege" republished in Yahoo News and MSNOctober 23rd Stylist coverage of report "Here's how working from home anywhere is going to transform how we feel about work"
October 13th CMI interview "Should flexible working be a day one right?"
October 9th, Quartz, article cited in "One in four women are considering a career step-back becauseof Covid-19", republished in the World Economic Forum
October 4th HR magazine - summary of the Tiger Recruitment webinar "Six predictions for the future of work"
September 30th, report coverage in Dad Blog UK "Dads, work, kidmin and the impact of COVID-19"
September 13th, interview with Emma Jacobs from the Financial Times "Is it time to cut back our working hours?", republished in Today, the Whig, the National Post, Sarnia Observer, Star Pheonix, Canada.com, Windsor Star, News Scabal, the Irish Times and more
September 12th, interview with Rebecca Seal in the Guardian "Turn up the heat and get a workbox: nine ways to improve your home working routine"
September 8th, project coverage + paper coverage in Forbes "New Research Suggests The Future of Work is Flexible", republished in Japanese in Excite.co.jp
September 8th paper mentioned in Popular Science "The office will never be the same"
September 4th interview with BBC Radio Kent - the impact of 4 day week in the public sector. (my bit start in 3:45)
September 1st TRT roundtable Flexible working how could it change society
August 27th project cited in HR grapevine -"HRDs reveal support tips for working parents"
August 26th, paper cited in Forbes "The Elusive Gender Equality: Promoting a Corporate Culture of Support"
August 12th, International Bar Association paper coverage "Avoiding a tech driven dystopia"
August 4th, project coverage in Facilities Management Journal "The Future of Work is Flexible"
August 3rd, Workplace insights report coverage "Firms not doing enough to support flexible working"
August 3rd, project coverage allwork " How Companies Can Support Workplace Flexibility"
July 30th Workplace insights report coverage "Working from home, parents during lockdown"
July 30th Psy.org report coverage "The future of work is flexible - says new study"
July 30th About Manchester report coverage "The future of work is flexible- says new study"
July 30th All work.space report coverage "The pros and cons of remote working"
July 30th Forbes report coverage "New Research Shows Covid-19’s Impact On Gender InequalityAnd Mothers’ Mental Health"
July 29th KMTV interview "Uni of Kent report: Lockdown's caused flexible working &gender pay gap increase"
July 29th Workingmums "Demand for flexible working increases among non-parents during lockdown"
July 16th article mention in the Harvard Business Review "Why WFH Isn’t Necessarily Good for Women"
July 15th interview excerpt in Stylist "8 sitcoms about office life that feel like relics from apre-Covid world"
July 7th interview with KBS World Radio - Korea 24 "Flexible Working and Gender Equality"
July 7th article mentioned in the Harvard Business Review "Adventures in Alternative Work Arrangements"
July 2nd Ulster Gazette "Flexible future will we call time on office life after lockdown ends?"
July 1st Forbes article mentioned in "Build Back Balanced: 3 Ways To Get Gender Driving Recovery"
June 19th webinar with Working Families "Learning from the Lockdown: Flex in Flux"
June 16th webinar with Kings College Global Institute for Women's Leadership on Flexibility, Diversity and Engagement can we have all three.
June 15th study mentioned in Forbes "Flexible Working For All After Coronavirus? Don’tUnderestimate The Risks"
June 11th, study mentioned in HBR "3 ways to advance Gender Equity as we return to the office"
June 11th webinar with Leadership Plus on Locking down the benefits of lockdown.
June 11th - quoted in Bridging and Commercial Magazine. Resettling the Balance - Workplace revisited - by Caron Scheuder
June 9th - quoted in The horizon tracker - "Breaking down the Gender divide to survive working from home"
June 9th webinar with Tiger Recruitment "Future of Work post Covid-19"
May 29th interview with Stylist Magazine "Working from home and more meetings: experts predict thefuture of work"
May 28th interview with KMTV on how the lockdown is increasing the gender pay gap
May 14th interview with Sunday Times (Raconteur) "How coronavirus pushed family life to the fore"
May 11th quoted in Cambridgeshire Live "People could get legal right to work from home", also in MyLondon
May 10th - quoted in Women's Agenda "As feminist as it gets: Mothers who advocate for their children"
May 9th - quoted in the Daily Mirror "Workers could get legal right to work from home after coronavirus lockdown is lifted"
May 8th, interview with 51% of France24. "A woman's work: Has Covid-19 seen the return of the 1950shousewife?"
May 6th quoted in Employee Benefits "45% of employees predict permanent changes to flexibleworking"
May 6th - quoted in Staffing Industry Analysis "UK – EMPLOYEES WILL BE RELUCTANT TO GIVE UP FLEXIBLE WORKINGAFTER LOCKDOWN, STUDY FINDS", also in Telecoms.com, Neowin, Allwork.space, Retail times, mobile news, telecompaper, News and Star
May 6th - quoted in HR review "Flexible working post lockdown could intensify competition to attract and retain staff"
May 6th - quoted in Workplace Insight - "Employees reluctant to give up flexible working after lockdown"
May 5th - KMFM interview on how Working from home will change the future of Flexible working.
May 5th - study cited in BBC "How to work from home with your kids during Corona virus"
April 30th - Cambridge Union debate - Does corona virus show humanity at its best?
April 24th - Better Life Lab - Crisis Conversation on Remote Working.
April 22nd quoted in the Telegraph "Does lockdown mean the return of the 'Tradwife'?" republished in Brisbane Times, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, New Zealand Herald
April 10th - work cited in Training Journal "Lack of access to flexible working is stifling the careergrowth of women in tech, and attitudes towards it are just as damaging"
April 9th - quoted in 15 Life "Pandemic and gender roles:women work 'three shifts', domestic violence on the rise" (in Lithuanian)
April 8th - work cited in The Print "Not a win-win situation — why we should not work from homeafter the Covid-19 lockdown"
April 5th - work cited in the BBC " How to work from home with your kids during coronavirus"
March 30th, think piece on the Conversation "Return of the 1950s housewife? How to stop coronavirus lockdown reinforcing sexist gender roles" republished in Yahoo.news, Foreign Affairs NZ, the Sun Daily (MZ), QRIUS, Magdalene
March 24th, paper coverage in CRN Channelweb.co.uk "Tech businesses must look at their employee benefits to improve gender representation"
March 10th paper mention in KCL Global Institute for Women's Leadership blog post "Peddling the "ideal worker" myth damages women's careers"
March 6th, interview with Christine Armstrong in the Australian "The Lies we tell about work: why flexitime is a con"
February 26th Molise network "Corona virus - Are the Southern Regions ready for Smart Working?" (in Italian)
February 26th, Molise News 24 "Coronavirus e lavoro agile in Italia, il pensiero diGiuditta Lembo"
February 21st, 매일노동뉴스(Maeil Labour News) coverage of my work "주 52시간 상한제? “이제는 주 4일 근무제 도입해야”정희정 켄트대 교수 제기 (Chung Heejung, (Associate) Professor at the University of Kent argues that we need to introduce a 4 day working week, not just a 52 hour weekly maximum")
February 19th, LAB2020 IDEAS 2020 guest post "주 4일 근무가 가지고 올 사회 변화 (The social changes that will come about if we implement a 4 day week)"
February 9th New Zealand Herald "Part-time or flexible? Study reveals you could be working more"
January 31st - interview with Deutschlandfunk "Uncertain future for Erasmus" (in German)
January 27th, University of Kent press release "Jack's Law is a significant step for parents' entitlement"
January 15th paper covered in Moustique "Bosser moins, vivre mieux: le future du travail?"