Dr Sandra Buchler
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
+61 7 344 38529
Researcher biography
Dr Sandra Buchler is the Mary Lee Family Dynamics Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course. She is currently undertaking a research project on the life course trajectories of sole parents in Australia. Sandra holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Queensland. Her broader research interest lies in the role of gender ideology and labour market stratification in perpetuating gender inequality. Her areas of research and expertise include life course transitions, families, gender inequality, female labour force participation, gender ideologies, education, qualitative evaluation and quantitative research methods. Sandra was a Lecturer at the University of Bamberg from 2011 to 2013 and a Senior Lecturer at the Goethe University Frankfurt (2014 – 2024).
Book Chapters
Baxter, Janeen, Van Egmond, Marcel, Buchler, Sandra and Western, Mark (2023). Gender role attitudes in Australia 1986–2005. Encyclopedia of quality of life and well-being research. (pp. 2702-2705) edited by Filomena Maggino. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-17299-1_4087
Buchler, Sandra (2019). Couples in their national context: gender ideology and maternal labour force attachment. New parents in Europe: Work-care practices, gender norms and family policies. (pp. 40-66) edited by Daniela Grunow and Marie Evertsson. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781788972970.00010
Buchler, Sandra and Dockery, A. Michael (2015). The influence of gender on pathways into the labor market: evidence from Australia. Gender, education, and employment: an international comparison of school-to-work transitions. (pp. 85-103) edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Jan Skopek, Moris Triventi and Sandra Buchholz. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781784715038.00013
Baxter, Janeen, Van Egmond, Marcel, Buchler, Sandra and Western, Mark (2014). Gender role attitudes in Australia, 1986-2005. Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. (pp. 2458-2461) edited by Alex C. Michalos. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5
Buchler, Sandra, Chesters, Jenny, Higginson, Angela and Haynes, Michele (2014). Adult learning in Australia: predictors and outcomes. Adult learning in modern societies: an international comparison from a life-course perspective. (pp. 98-118) edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Elena Kilpi-Jakonen, Daniela Vono de Vilhena and Sandra Buchholz. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781783475186.00014
Journal Articles
Dockery, Alfred Michael and Buchler, Sandra (2023). Women's work: Myth or reality? Occupational feminisation and women's job satisfaction in Australia. Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 26 (1), 51-83.
Begall, Katia, Grunow, Daniela and Buchler, Sandra (2023). Multidimensional gender ideologies across Europe: Evidence from 36 countries. Gender and Society, 37 (2), 177-207. doi: 10.1177/08912432231155914
Buchler, Sandra and Lutz, Katharina (2021). Fathers' job flexibility and mothers' return to employment. European Sociological Review, 37 (4), 659-672. doi: 10.1093/esr/jcab009
Grunow, Daniela, Begall, Katia and Buchler, Sandra (2018). Gender ideologies in Europe: A multidimensional framework. Journal of Marriage and Family, 80 (1), 42-60. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12453
Buchler, Sandra, Perales, Francisco and Baxter, Janeen (2017). Does parenthood change attitudes to fathering? Evidence from Australia and Britain. Sex Roles, 77 (9-10), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s11199-017-0757-8
Baxter, Janeen, Buchler, Sandra, Perales, Francisco and Western, Mark (2014). A life-changing event: first births and men's and women's attitudes to mothering and gender divisions of labor. Social Forces, 93 (3) sou103, 989-1014. doi: 10.1093/sf/sou103
Buchler, Sandra, Smith, Kiah and Lawrence, Geoffrey (2010). Food risks, old and new demographic characteristics and perceptions of food additives, regulation and contamination in Australia. Journal of Sociology, 46 (4), 353-374. doi: 10.1177/1440783310384449
van Egmond, Marcel, Baxter, Janeen, Buchler, Sandra and Western, Mark (2010). A stalled revolution? Gender role attitudes in Australia, 1986–2005. Journal of Population Research, 27 (3), 147-168. doi: 10.1007/s12546-010-9039-9
Buchler, Sandra, Haynes, Michele and Baxter, Janeen (2009). Casual employment in Australia: The influence of employment contract on financial well-being. Journal of Sociology, 45 (3), 271-289. doi: 10.1177/1440783309335648
Buchler, Sandra, Baxter, Janeen, Haynes, Michele and Western, Mark (2009). The social and demographic characteristics of cohabiters in Australia: Towards a typology of cohabitating couples. Family Matters, 82 (82), 22-29.
Conference Papers
Buchler, S., Perales, F. and Baxter, J. (2014). Becoming a dad: first births and attitudes towards fathering. ISA World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan, 16 July 2014.
Buchler, Sandra, Perales, Paco and Baxter, Janeen (2013). Becoming a dad: first births and attitudes towards fathering. International Sociological Association: Research Committee on Social Stratification RC28 Conference, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia, 16-20 July, 2013.
Buchler, S., Lawrence, G. and Smith, K. (2008). Safety, Quality and the Future of Food: Consumer Perspectives of Traditional and Modern Food Risks. XV Conference of the Australasian Agri-food Research Network, Sydney, NSW Australia, 26-28 November 2008.
Buchler, Sandra, Baxter, Janeen, Haynes, Michele and Western, Mark (2008). The social and demographic characteristics of cohabiters in Australia: Towards a typology of cohabiting couples. 10th Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, 9 –11 July 2008. Melbourne, Vic., Australia: The Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Thesis
Buchler, Sandra (2012). Cohabitation in Australia: characteristics, transitions and outcomes. PhD Thesis, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.774