The Latest ‘Men At Work’: Annabel Crabb On Australia’s Parenthood Trap One of Australia's most significant voices on the complexities of modern parenting, shines a light on how differently we treat men and women leaders. By jitendermittal Published 10 July, 2025 The Latest ‘Men At Work’: Annabel Crabb On Australia’s Parenthood Trap One of Australia's most significant voices on the complexities of modern parenting, shines a light on how differently we treat men and women leaders. By jitendermittal Published 10 July, 2025 Previous article How To Spark Up A Conversation With Your CEO Next article The Power Of Sleep And A Bad Simile Journalist and author Annabel Crabb is following her groundbreaking book The Wife Drought with a Quarterly Essay titled “Men At Work: Australia’s Parenthood Trap”.Highlighting the contrasting reactions to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison both juggling their roles as parents, Crabb confronts the way male leaders are treated compared to their female counterparts. If you want to know more, Annabel Crabb and ABC TV colleague Leigh Sales are in conversation on Hamilton Island September 7, 2019. equality parenting Best Of Future Women Culture The impossible choice faced by tens of thousands of Australian women By Rosa Volz Culture It’s morally corrupt. And it’s happening to one in six women By jitendermittal Culture How Toto’s* ex-husband used their children to keep her poor By jitendermittal Culture “Never an excuse”: Why Katrina still can’t stand the smell of bourbon By jitendermittal Culture Janine never thought divorce would mean losing her family and friends By jitendermittal Culture “Invisible victims”: Why Conor was forced to live in an unsafe home By jitendermittal Culture Miranda*’s mothers group helped her escape abuse. Then the stalking began By jitendermittal Culture “We can’t change this on our own” By jitendermittal Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.