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Beyond Breadwinners: How Same-Sex Couples Divide Housework

By Leah Ruppanner & Claudia Geist — 2018

Shifting family structures, including the rising number of same-sex marriages in recent years, mean our understanding of housework needs updating. In our recent study, we highlight that current theories of housework do not adequately address dynamics in same-sex couples.

Read on www.smh.com.au

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