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We've seen gender roles converge in the
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workplace and they haven't converged at
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home. So, as women have invested in more
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intensive careers, we haven't seen their
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male partners step up to carry the
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household load. In my data, I see that
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women who are primary breadwinners still
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do almost twice as much cooking and
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cleaning as their lower earning male
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partners. And then you add to that a
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fact that a lot of people don't know,
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which is that moms today spend twice as
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much time with our kids as moms a
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generation ago. That's because of our
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greater understanding of developmental
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psychology of what kids need. It's a
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beautiful affirmative choice to do it.
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And it's tremendously costly in terms of
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our time. And so once we understand
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that, it can empower us to navigate this
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however brings us the most joy and
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contentment and fulfillment over our
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lifetimes instead of trying to have some
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kind of impossible vision of having it
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all that we've been sold.
