The pressures of balancing home life and work can result in more eating out and consumption of more processed food. See gender and the food system for some history.
Many companies experimenting with 4 day work week in different configurations. Some are being evaluated by researchers. In general, average annual hours worked is dropping (Kirby, J. 2021. The week link. G&M B1, Aug. 7)
4 day week Global
Zorra Township near London, ON
Iceland two large scale trials deemed a success
Fraser Institute, how Canada could achieve a 4 day work week without a pay cut with higher labour productivity
See Redesign (.....) for more on the reduced work week
Pang. 2021. Shorter: Work Better, Smarter, and Less—Here's How. Reducing working time by 20 or 25 percent without cutting salaries, productivity, or profitability
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