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The Second Shift
by Arlie Hochschild with Anne Machung
The 1989 study that named the second shift of housework women do after paid work, with couple portraits. Still the reference.
Read it if…
you want the origin of the mental-load conversation.
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Skip it if…
you want current data.
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Three things you will actually use
- Work does not end at the office.
- Gender strategies are negotiated.
- Name the imbalance.
Do this first
Read the couple portraits.
Our verdict
The second shift, named.
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