When the baby comes, working couples no longer share housework equally
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 08:30
in Psychology & Sociology
When highly educated, dual-career couples have their first child, both spouses think the baby increases their workloads by equal amounts -- but a new study suggests that's not true. Detailed results show that the mother takes on the lion's share of extra work. The results were especially surprising because before the baby was born, these couples were sharing household chores relatively equally.