Reevaluating Gender Roles and Mental Load in the Household

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The chapter delves into a personal story of overwhelming responsibilities and a breakdown in partnership dynamics after the arrival of a second child, prompting a needed shift in responsibilities and gender norms within the household. Discussion revolves around traditional gender roles, cognitive load burden, and the unequal division of household chores between partners, urging listeners to reflect on the type of relationships they desire. Historical trends in chore divisions highlight the persisting imbalance in workload between men and women despite both contributing financially.

329. Mental Load: Find Healing In Your Partnership & Balance Inequality in Your Home with Kate Mangino

Gender expert Kate Mangino discusses the depths of carrying the mental load in a family–even when you have a partner who wants to be supportive.

Listen to this conversation with your partner(s):

-The stages of mental load – and why “helping out” or completing a task doesn’t reduce it;

-The cost to partners who miss out on fully participating in the mental load of the household; and

-The shocking statistics about the difference between childcare in the 70s and now.

Equal Partners: Improving Gender Equality at Home is available in paperback wherever books are sold on August 20th.

About Kate:

Kate Mangino is a gender expert who works with international organizations to promote social change. She has written and delivered curricula in over 20 countries about issues such as: gender equality, women’s empowerment, healthy masculinity, HIV prevention, and early and forced childhood marriage. Kate is the author of Equal Partners: Improving Gender Equality at Home.

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