The Fair Play Policy Institute reposted this
Yesterday, I opened a newsletter from Eve Rodsky and The Fair Play Policy Institute that shared research findings that every husband and father should read. The University of Southern California found that parenting and home management imbalances contribute significantly to stress, depression, burnout, and lower relationship satisfaction among women. The study examined the division of cognitive and physical domestic tasks among mothers of young children and found the disparity in cognitive labor, which includes the mental and emotional planning of household tasks, is significantly more gendered than the physical execution of these tasks. According to The Fair Play Institute: "Mothers who take on a more disproportionate share of cognitive household labor report higher levels of depression, stress, relationship dissatisfaction, and burnout." ➡️ Mothers reported being responsible for 72.57% of all cognitive labor compared to their partners (27.43%). ➡️ Mothers reported being responsible for 63.64% of all physical domestic labor compared to their partners (36.36%). ➡️ Mothers who reported responsibility for more of the physical domestic labor reported worse relationship functioning. ➡️ Cognitive labor was significantly associated with all measures of mental health and well being (but physical labor—the execution of a task—was not) The best step forward for fathers and husbands is clear. We must assume that we have just as much responsibility in the home and as caregivers as our wives and that we know just as much about caregiving and parenting as our wives. Do not ask your wife how you can help. That's what employees do, and that's what our kids do. As equal partners and caregivers, we must assume it's up to us to talk with our wives about how to operate as a team. I share a few practical tips for how in our most recent post: https://lnkd.in/ez5ya6XN #marriage #parenting - Modern Husbands