Greening work–life balance: Connecting work, caring and the environment

The emerging field of green work–life balance (growing from the and sustainability fields) largely centres its analysis around organisational benefits policies. Consequently, it often focuses on way in which individual behaviours can reduce environmental footprint organisation. This paper argues that gendered assumptions underpinning research mean nascent has failed to theorise personal, community, needs interconnect. Specifically, address ‘care’—for people environment—lacks recognition because gender norms carework. proposes a theoretical framework both care. be used inform practice, including unions bargain campaign for clauses just transition.