“…In summary, it seems that the double burden of home and work is more likely to affect women (Hochschild, 2003;Park, Bryson, Clery, Curtice & Phillips 2013;The Fatherhood Institute, 2016) but would not seek to belittle the pressures felt by men working in the teaching profession; the teaching recruitment and retention crisis is not a new phenomenon and it does not just apply to women (Wiggins, 2016). However, It would seem that we have not yet seen a 'gender role revolution' (Esping- Andersen, 2009;Park et al, 2013), and I have found no evidence to suggest that the research on working mothers and portrayals of working mothers from this country (Gash, 2009;Park et al, 2013;Rees-Edwards, 2012) and further evidence from Europe and beyond (Horne andBreitkreuz, 2016, Dow, 2016;Hochschild and Machung, 2003) would not also apply to teacher-mothers. It seems likely that the gendered expectations of caring, nurturing women in education roles (Page, 2011(Page, , 2013Sikes, 1998)…”