Why more women carry the 'mental load' - and how couples can share it
A survey of 3,000 US parents found mothers handled 71% of household tasks requiring mental effort, researchers said.
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Why women get to exhaustion without realizing and what tasks should be shared between partners The concept of "mental burden" describes the cognitive and organizational effort needed to manage a household, a task that, in heterosexual couples, disproportionately belongs to women...More...
In many families, sharing household chores does not mean just who washes the dishes, who does the shopping or who leads the garbage. There is a category of responsibilities that are less visible but can become extremely tiring: planning, organizing and constantly anticipating the things that need to be done.
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Contents: The concept of "mental burden" describes the cognitive and organizational effort needed to manage a household, a task that, in heterosexual couples, is disproportionate to women. Researchers at the University of Bath and the University of Melbourne have analyzed this phenomenon through a survey carried out by 3,000 American parents. The results show that mothers take 71% of [...] Post The invisible detail of family life: why women get …
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