Is there any evidence as to whether a more equal division of labor reduces the overall loss in productivity, rather than merely rearranging the split of that loss between the two partners?
I did laugh at this — it’s a helpful strategy for your career if you’d by default be doing more than half, and anti-helpful if not!
I could imagine benefits to overall productivity across the couple by allocating to whoever can most spare the time. When our childcare falls through, my husband and I work out who will handle what based on the timing of our meetings, who’s done more lately, etc, rather than it defaulting to the mother.
Is there any evidence as to whether a more equal division of labor reduces the overall loss in productivity, rather than merely rearranging the split of that loss between the two partners?
I did laugh at this — it’s a helpful strategy for your career if you’d by default be doing more than half, and anti-helpful if not!
I could imagine benefits to overall productivity across the couple by allocating to whoever can most spare the time. When our childcare falls through, my husband and I work out who will handle what based on the timing of our meetings, who’s done more lately, etc, rather than it defaulting to the mother.
Unfortunately, not in the studies I have read…