Even when women work outside the home, they still do roughly twice as much childcare and about two-thirds of the housework. The unequal distribution of domestic labor doesn’t just exhaust women, leaving them angry, resentful and depleted — it also harms their mental health. It revealed how much domestic labor he hadn’t noticed, especially the work of planning, organizing and keeping family life running. Affirm yourself and your partnerIn my experience, men often perceive women’s concerns about unequal household labor as a personal attack. So, before diving into a tough conversation about household labor, try a simple self-affirmation exercise.

Source: CNN February 07, 2026 21:16 UTC