LOADING ERROR LOADING In previous generations, household and child care duties were mainly the domain of women. Research on the division of household labor has found that men are often in charge of tasks they can do on their own schedule, “while women pick up responsibilities that are difficult to put off or reschedule and inherently forfeit their right to …
Jasmin Merdan / Fly View Productions / Getty Images A viral Twitter thread pointed out a mother's invisible mental workload and how dads get off the hook when it comes to the barrage of school and playdate emails. “Many dads just don’t want to be bothered ― and nearly all of them don’t have to because their wife or kids’ …
LOADING ERROR LOADING Of all the things couples fight about, division of household labor is often near the top of the list. Laura Danger, a Chicago-based coach who facilitates workshops for couples seeking a more equitable division of domestic labor, told HuffPost that it’s “surprisingly easy” for couples to “slip into antiquated gender roles” when they move in together or …
This 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 …
