Episode 45
Why Women Who Earn More Still Do More Housework, Spotlighting Surrogacy & The Football Pay Gap
Join us for Episode 45 of Feminist Money as we discuss:
1. Feature: Research shows that even high-earning women continue to do the majority of domestic labour, highlighting the persistent gender inequality and housework imbalance.
2. International: Why Ukrainian women participate in Georgia’s surrogacy market due to war and economic pressure, revealing trends in global surrogacy and reproductive labour.
3. Pop Culture: Despite growing audiences, women’s football teams from Australia and Japan face ongoing gender pay gaps and unequal prize money in major tournaments.
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(1.26) Women Who Earn More Still Do More Housework
The more women earn, the more housework they do: Inside the paradox a Wharton economist calls ‘an existential problem for men’, Fortune, 1 April 2026
Girl boss or tradwife? An economist on how a workforce built for men has failed women, The Guardian, 26 October 2025
(9.03) Research on Ukrainian Women in Georgia’s Surrogacy Industry
‘I didn’t come here to get rich’: new research on the lives of Ukrainian women in Georgia’s surrogacy boom, The Conversation, 27 March 2026
Surrogacy in Australia, Australian Government, accessed April 2026
The price of Australia’s ‘ethical’ surrogacy laws, ABC Australia, 22 March 2026
(14.24) Australia and Japan’s Fight for Equal Prize Money in Football
Australia & Japan equal prize money request ignored, BBC Sport, 2 April 2026
‘A cultural moment’: what Bend It Like Beckham meant for UK women’s football, The Guardian, 12 April 2022
Elite women athletes finding ways to work smarter, to help sporting and professional careers, ABC Australia, 4 February 2026
Bizarre Kerr twist as Matildas skipper speaks out after reports she’ll leave Chelsea for US side, FOX Sports, 2 April 2026
Less than $20,000 a year: The grim reality for female footballers around the world, SBS, 19 March 2025