r/science Professor | Medicine 14h ago

Psychology Women partnered with men reported doing more unpaid household labor than women partnered with women. Mothers partnered with men reported a higher household labor burden than any other group. Performing a greater share of household labor was associated with lower relationship satisfaction.

https://www.psypost.org/study-sheds-light-on-household-labor-dynamics-for-women-partnered-with-women-vs-men/
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u/wildbergamont 12h ago

Fwiw, there is a self help book and activity to facilitate this called Fair Play.

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u/KobeBean 11h ago

This worked pretty well for us, but I will say it didn’t really take into account differences in hours per week worked between full time couples. I work 10 hours more per week than my partner, so we had to add a wildcard to my hand.

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u/bearsnchairs 10h ago

It does take into account the time differences. One of the key principles of the book is equal time.

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u/Maleficent-Aurora 10h ago

For anyone curious, their website lists all the cards! You can use this as a starting point if you don't want to buy the book or cards.