On Her Mind: How gender roles shape the division of household labor | News [Video]

More mothers are working outside the home, but even so, the distribution of work inside the home isn’t equal.

Women are doing more than their fair share, according to Pew Research Center, and fewer women are getting married and having children.

A few weeks ago, an email sent to FOX23 said “Breaking News: My husband did the dishes and we’d like to share this news with the community, he’s available for interviews.”

While it was funny, it made me think about gender roles.

This content creator talks about the division of household labor on social media.

A social worker and therapist made a good point in the comments — most jobs have a start and end time. Domestic labor isn’t like that. It doesn’t end at 5 p.m.

A 2023 reportby Pew Research Center shows even as financial contributions have become more equal, the way couples divide their time remains unbalanced. Even when …