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Whether we are behaving in a manner unexpected or unappreciated for our presenting gender, or we simply identify as a gender that is unaccepted by others in our community, there are many situations in which each one of us is treated negatively because of our gender. Understanding the unwritten gender rules of our communities and why they are harmful is the first step in confronting them within ourselves and with each other.

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Emotional Responsibility of Being a Mother Damaging Women's Mental Health, Study Finds

'They still hold the mental burden of the household even if others share in the physical work and this mental burden can take a toll,' says report's author.

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Maya Oppenheim
2019
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Planning a Return-to-Work? Don’t Make this #1 Mistake

It’s challenging to return to work after a career break. But you need to have a better job strategy than “spraying and praying” with your resume.

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Ginny Brzezinski
2018
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Why Does Becoming a Mom Mean Potentially Losing Your Job?

Washington State’s Failure to Mandate Paid Parental Leave Hurts Gender Equity, Parents, and Kids.

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Melody Datz Hansen
2015
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Surrogate Pregnancy Battle Pits Progressives Against Feminists

A bill to legalize paid surrogacy in New York passed the State Senate, but has found opposition from prominent feminists, including Gloria Steinem.

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Vivian Wang
2019
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The Hidden Load: How ‘Thinking of Everything’ Holds Mums Back

When it comes to household responsibilities, women perform far more cognitive and emotional labour than men. Why is this, and is there anything we can do about it?

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Melissa Hogenboom
2021
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Why Sharing “Emotional Labor” Is the Best Mother’s Day Gift

Emotional labor is the invisible work in families, disproportionately by moms.

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Alexandra Sacks
2019
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Please Stop Calling Everything that Frustrates You Emotional Labor

In our rush to bring greater awareness to gender frustrations that we’re just beginning to talk about publicly, we should remember that not all kinds of gender and relationship problems are in fact, emotional labor.

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Haley Swenson
2017
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What is Emotional Labor? 7 Steps to Sharing the Burden in Marriage

If the burden of domestic responsibilities falls squarely on your shoulders, get inspired by how this writer learned to stop taking on all the emotional labor in her marriage.

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Julie Compton
2018
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What Everyone’s Calling ‘Emotional Labor’ Is Actually Just Labor

Calling holiday planning “emotional labor” can be counterproductive to recognizing housework as labor.

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Marie Solis
2019
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The Importance of Social Media When It Comes to LGBTQ Kids Feeling Seen

For LGBTQ youth in particular, the Internet can be a refuge—a safe place to feel less alone. For queer youth to feel normal, they need to see, read and hear the voices of others who look like them and use the same identifying labels.

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Amber Leventry
2019
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