[citation needed] In 1995 and 1996 Doucet was a post doctoral fellow and lecturer at Cambridge.
[4] In 2009, as sociology professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Doucet undertook a study entitled "Bread and Roses Project"[5] in which she tracked couples in which women were the primary earners using data from both Canada and the United States.
"[6] In an interview with the New York Post Doucet explained that "The ambiguity over who does what, and its accompanying stress, is to be expected as gender roles change.
To suddenly have it sprung upon you because of job loss can lead to a rapid and stress-filled learning curve for both men and women.
"[7] In her project Bread and Roses — And the Kitchen Sink,[8] Doucet said, "It's been just a steady progression of women's education going up and employment going up, but then quite a remarkable leap in women being primary breadwinners or shared primary breadwinners relates to the changes in the economy.