Below are the best resources we could find on Household Labor and caregiver well being.
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In an era of seemingly unprecedented feminist activism, enlightenment, and change, data shows that one area of gender inequality stubbornly persists: the disproportionate amount of parental work that falls to women, no matter their background, class, or professional status.
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Tired, stressed, and in need of more help from your partner? Imagine running your household (and life!) in a new way. It started with the Sh*t I Do List.
The household tasks taken over by most moms—including the often invisible emotional work—have increased exponentially.
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Professor Arlie Hochschild examined what really happens in dual-career households.
Anne-Marie Slaughter, the author of Why Women Still Can’t Have It All, says that the missing factor in the women’s movement is an emphasis on caregiving policies. Work, for the most part, is stratified into to separate categories: caregiving and breadwinning.
Once the poster girl for doing it all, after she had her first child, Tiffany Dufu struggled to accomplish everything she thought she needed to in order to succeed.
Step one to evening the emotional load? Talk about how much you’re doing.
Day in, day out, women anticipate and manage the needs of others. In relationships, we initiate the hard conversations. At home, we shoulder the mental load required to keep our households running. At work, we moderate our tone, explaining patiently and speaking softly.
As millions “age in place,” millions more must figure out how to provide their loved ones with increasingly complex care.
A clinical psychologist’s exploration of the modern dilemmas women face in the wake of new motherhood. When Molly Millwood became a mother, she was fully prepared for what she would gain: an adorable baby boy; hard-won mothering skills; and a messy, chaotic, beautiful life.
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