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OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of working at home on general health, pain, stress, and work-family and family-work conflict, and differences based on gender and parental responsibilities. METHODS A convenience sample of 658 adults completed an online questionnaire. Regression modelling examined the effects and interactions of gender and parental responsibility on general health, musculoskeletal discomfort/pain frequency and severity, stress, and work-family and family-work conflict. RESULTS Females reported more pain and discomfort, regardless of the presence of children, than males with children. Females with children experienced increased stress compared to males with children. Females without children experienced less work-family conflict, and those without children experienced less family-work conflict than males with children. CONCLUSIONS The impact on pain, stress, and work-family and family-work conflict, due to mandated working at home, is gendered and influenced by parental responsibilities.