Distribution of domestic labor: New research shows commitment to symmetry may create misery.
SlateWhen I gave birth to my son last March, my wife and I had a plan for getting through the next year. Goldin told reporters upon receiving the award that, “We’re never going to have gender equality until we also have couple equity.” But just how to achieve “couple equity” in an economy that makes parenting and full-time work so difficult is not as simple as it may sound. It’s part of a first wave of solutions in an emerging field, as consensus grows around the idea Goldin has put forth, that domestic equality is the next big step toward political and economic equality. “As soon as the baby is born we’re going to start taking note of how many nights or days of leisure time Henry uses and to make sure that I also get that same time,” said Helen, a pregnant mother and librarian in an interview Twamley and Faircloth analyze in their recent article. Twamley and Faircloth believe it’s important for researchers who emphasize domestic equality to understand how couples who believe in gender equality actually interact with the world.
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