Is there really a fair way to divvy up household labor and childcare? Research says it's possible
SalonThis is a tale of many marriages, two popular self-help books, and a bunch of academic research — plus loads and loads of children and laundry. A competitor with the relative resources theory, the "time availability hypothesis" essentially posits that when women and men work an equal number of hours, equality will result. Arnaldur had to care for his much younger brother in Iceland, and Tomaž said his mother taught him to perform domestic labor: "It wasn't like I was raised to be just a 'boy.'" Because "it is women who typically do this low paid work," Deutsch and Gaunt write, "one could argue that equal sharers sometimes create equality by taking advantage of gender discrimination against poor women." Not a single story in "Creating Equality at Home" sounded like this excerpt from Rodsky's book: "The next time Paul 'forgot' to clean the litter," Emily reported back, "I held my breath and, when I was calm, I imitated Darth Vader and said something like: 'This is bigger than kitty litter.
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