The number of women breadwinners has tripled in the past 50 years. But even as women work and earn more, a Pew study found that men had more leisure time as women continued to take up the bulk of the work at home.
I wonder how these gaps look like for queer couples and couples of all orientations which don’t have children. I suspect in general women and feminine aligned individuals still do more overall social support work because they learn of its importance and socially reinforce more than men and masculine individuals, but it’s an interesting question to try and unwind the root causes.
I wonder how these gaps look like for queer couples and couples of all orientations which don’t have children. I suspect in general women and feminine aligned individuals still do more overall social support work because they learn of its importance and socially reinforce more than men and masculine individuals, but it’s an interesting question to try and unwind the root causes.