Matthew Aldrich

Matthew Aldrich is Associate Professor in Microeconomics at the University of East Anglia's School of Economics and serves as Academic Director for Employability. His research examines gender dynamics in labor markets with focus on parental employment patterns.

Research focuses on:

• Fathers' workforce participation
• Parental leave policy design
• Intersectional inequalities in caregiving
• Gender pay gap mechanisms

Recent studies analyze flexible work arrangements for UK fathers and longitudinal trends in gender egalitarianism. Contributes to policy development through EU-wide assessments of parental leave accessibility.

As Academic Director for Employability, develops curriculum-integrated strategies for graduate career development. Co-authored government reports on parental leave inequalities for the European Institute for Gender Equality.