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Even Breadwinning Wives Don’t Get Equality at Home

By Aliya Hamid Rao — 2019

When Americans think about fixing gender equality, they tend to focus on the workplace. But gender equality for women still lags in another realm: their own houses.

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What is Emotional Labor? 7 Steps to Sharing the Burden in Marriage

If the burden of domestic responsibilities falls squarely on your shoulders, get inspired by how this writer learned to stop taking on all the emotional labor in her marriage.

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The Mental Load: Managing a Burden You Can’t Actually See

Here’s what to know about the mental load—and how to bring it up with your partner.

Crystal Raypole

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It’s Time to Talk About the Cost of Emotional Labor at Work

Much like the struggle to recognize the economic contributions of childcare for stay-at-home parents, there could be a similar gap in the working world. The definition of emotional labor being used here is that of unpaid, invisible work.

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How ‘Service With a Smile’ Takes a Toll on Women

When workers’ emotions deviate from what’s expected of their gender, they are often left to process the backlash on their own.

Adia Harvey Wingfield

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This is Why Mothers Have So Much Emotional Labor

It’s called emotional labor. And mothers have a lot of it.

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Emotional Responsibility of Being a Mother Damaging Women's Mental Health, Study Finds

'They still hold the mental burden of the household even if others share in the physical work and this mental burden can take a toll,' says report's author.

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Moms Are Burned-out: What Can We Do to Ease the Burden?

The household tasks taken over by most moms—including the often invisible emotional work—have increased exponentially.

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The Hidden Load: How ‘Thinking of Everything’ Holds Mums Back

When it comes to household responsibilities, women perform far more cognitive and emotional labour than men. Why is this, and is there anything we can do about it?

Melissa Hogenboom

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Why Sharing “Emotional Labor” Is the Best Mother’s Day Gift

Emotional labor is the invisible work in families, disproportionately by moms.

Alexandra Sacks

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The Mental Cost of Emotional Labor

“The research is pretty clear that surface acting is almost always bad for you.”

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