"even when women are the primary breadwinners, they perform two to four times more housework than men. Their research explores how households could benefit if lower-income men adjusted their schedules to take on more domestic tasks and allowed higher-income women to work longer hours outside the home. Their analysis revealed that the time women spend on housework decreases after divorce, while men's time increases."
"In 2017, shortly after having her first child, she found herself pumping breast milk in the bathroom at work and then crying on the way home because she wouldn't be able to put her son to bed in time. She reflected on how her husband, who had quit his job to start a business, was doing nothing around the house. How could an economist have accepted such a terrible deal? she wondered."
"That's when she decided to make some drastic changes. She got a divorce and moved from New York to Philadelphia, where instead of spending two and a half hours a day on the train to commute to work, she could reach the office in seven minutes by bicycle. In Philly, she could afford a live-in au pair, which meant having real help with her son for the first time."
Research shows that even when women are primary breadwinners they perform two to four times more housework than men. Analysis indicates households could gain if lower-income men shifted schedules to take on more domestic tasks while higher-income women worked longer hours outside the home. Time spent on housework falls for women and rises for men after divorce, demonstrating that men can perform routine tasks but often choose not to. One woman's experience after her first child—ending her marriage, relocating to Philadelphia, shortening her commute, and hiring a live-in au pair—brought more time, energy, work ideas, and sleep.
Read at english.elpais.com
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