Are You Positively Shocked to Hear That Women Are Taking on More Household Responsibilities During Lockdown?

I wish I could say I was at all surprised by this article in the New York Times reporting that women are disproportionately taking on the bulk of household responsibilities during lockdown, even though men think they’re doing more. But I’m not. I’m more surprised this even qualifies as news, actually! \n

reporting that women are disproportionately taking on the bulk of household responsibilities during lockdown, even though men think they’re doing more. But I’m not.

using time diaries has consistently shown that men often overestimate the amount they do, and that women do more.As we already know, the added time that women spend on housework and child care is a major factor behind income disparities and curtailed careers. Now,“Being forced to be at home is amplifying the differences we already know exist,” said Barbara Risman, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and part of a group of sociologists who analyzed the data.

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