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Christin Munsch is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Cornell University (2012) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Her research focuses on family dynamics, gender inequality, and workplace norms, particularly exploring how traditional breadwinner-homemaker models persist and their consequences for individuals and societal inequality. She investigates topics such as the flexibility bias in workplaces and the mismatch between economic dependency and gender roles in dual-earner families.
Her work employs quantitative methods to analyze issues like demographic representation in social science authorship, algorithmic bias in name-based inference, and the cultural construction of age. She has also examined gender disparities in overwork payoffs, pregnancy criminalization, and student-faculty interactions. Munsch’s research frequently bridges social psychology, organizational sociology, and demography to address systemic inequalities.
Key contributions include studies on pluralistic ignorance in workplace norms, penalties for flexible work arrangements, and the symbolic boundaries of masculinity. Her findings highlight how institutional structures perpetuate inequality through seemingly neutral policies or cultural assumptions. Current projects continue to interrogate the intersection of gender, work, and family in modern societies.
