Ep. 32 Unschooling Gender Norms & Work Life Balance

2024-07-23

Host Bree Johnson discusses the mental load and overwhelming responsibilities faced by working women. She shares statistics that show how working moms spend more time parenting than stay-at-home moms did in the 1970s. She also talks about the unequal division of household chores between men and women, highlighting the minimal progress made in the past few decades. The path to more harmony requires open conversations between partners to address these issues and suggests taking walks together to discuss the division of labor and find ways to ...

She also talks about the unequal division of household chores between men and women, highlighting the minimal progress made in the past few decades. The path to more harmony requires open conversations between partners to address these issues and suggests taking walks together to discuss the division of labor and find ways to support each other.

Keywords: mental load, overwhelming responsibilities, working women, working moms, parenting, stay-at-home moms, gender norms, household chores, division of labor, open conversations

Takeaways

Working moms today spend more time parenting than stay-at-home moms did in the 1970s.
There has been minimal progress in the division of household chores between men and women in the past few decades.
Open conversations between partners are crucial to address the mental load and unequal division of labor.
Taking walks together can provide an opportunity to discuss and find solutions to these issues.

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