S4E8 - Did you iron my shirt? Why household work and who does it matters
Society Matters
English - April 19, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 44.3 MBSocial Sciences Science Society & Culture international news politics society covid19 english ethics humanities languages linguistics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Dr Emily Christopher, a lecturer in sociology and policy at Aston University, discusses her ongoing research into the gender split of household work. She suggests that although men are doing more housework tasks than they may have done historically, the majority continue to be responsible for ‘man-typed’ tasks that tend to be done solo, such as mowing the lawn or DIY. Many of the tasks that women are responsible for are being carried out simultaneously with other household tasks, including the cognitive labour of household management.
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