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Ursula Henz

London School of Economics and Political Science

Ursula Henz

Ursula Henz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the London School of Economics. She is a quantitatively oriented sociologist with a record of research into the interrelationship between family and education or the labour market, paying special attention to gender differences. Her recent research projects addressed classed aspects of parenting, older couples, and receiving care.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries United Kingdom;
Topics Care inequalities; Gender and care; Parent carers;
Methods Longitudinal data analysis; Panel data analysis; Quantitative data analysis; Surveys;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Long-Term Care Policy; Unmet need inequalities and care poverty (UNICAP);
Websitehttps://www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/people/academic-staff/ursula-henz
ORC.ID0000-0002-0096-2002
GOOGLE SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YoUY6ewAAAAJ&hl=en
Research interests

Family, Life course, Demography, Informal Caregiving, Inequality, Gender
Key publications

Henz, Ursula & Wagner, Michael (2025): Socio-economic differences in receiving care by the over-80s in Germany and England: Intensity of care as a moderator, European Journal of Ageing 22(1)
Henz, Ursula (2023): The ageing of parent carers: classed and gendered care-giving patterns at higher ages, Ageing & Society 43(4): 790-813.
Henz, Ursula (2010): Parent care as unpaid family labor: How do spouses share? Journal of Marriage and Family 72, 1: 148-164.
Henz, Ursula (2009): Couples’ provision of informal care for parents and parents-in-law: Far from sharing equally? Ageing & Society 29, 3: 369-395.
Henz, Ursula (2006): Informal caregiving at working age: Effects of job characteristics and family configuration, Journal of Marriage and Family 68, 2: 411-429.
Henz, Ursula (2004): The effects of informal care on paid-work participation in Great Britain: A lifecourse perspective, Ageing and Society 24, 6: 851-880.