This is the title of a report on the BBC website this morning. Here's the link:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52808930
I certainly agree with this from my perspective - I've got two DS, one aged 6 and the other 18 months. Whilst my husband continues working very set hours each day, dedicating his focus to one thing (his work) I am working, looking after the kids, thinking about meals, food shopping, tidying, washing. I would say I probably average just under a third of work-time compared to DH.
I think lockdown has shown that when push comes to shove women prioritize children and the home environment and men focus on their jobs. Women also try to focus on work, but in a crisis their priority clearly falls elsewhere. I guess the reasons for this are biological - we're programmed by years of human evolution to respond to our primal instincts.
As my household is all-male (bar me) the feeding process seems to be the most dominant issue. I have to break conference calls to serve lunch, or feed the baby, or sort out dinner. It's not that my DH can't do it so I'm not really sure why women and men seem to fall into these tasks almost by default at a time like this! Good old fashioned nature at play again I guess.
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okycoky17 · 27/05/2020 09:59
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