Naomi Finch

Dr. Naomi Finch is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the School for Business and Society, University of York. She serves as Deputy Chair of the Equality and Diversity Committee and holds an ORCID ID (0000-0001-5753-1783). Her research spans comparative social policy, gender dynamics in the welfare state, and work-family balance.

• BA (York)
• MSc (Oxon)
• PhD (York)

Finch's work explores intersections between gender, poverty, and policy, with recent projects analyzing:

• Gendered impacts of hybrid work
• Covid-19 lockdown effects on family wellbeing
• Childcare subsidies and lone parent employment

Her publications trend toward gendered policy analysis and quantitative studies of household labor dynamics across 22 European countries. Current projects focus on ESRC-funded pandemic response research (2020-2021) and ongoing hybrid work studies.