Being CEO of the household is weighing women down

Being CEO of the household is weighing women down
Women reported being responsible for 73% of the cognitive labour, leading them to feel stressed, depressed, burned out and dissatisfied with their relationship. (Image: Getty)
The Washington Post
By Jelena KecmanovicWhen I found myself thoroughly burned out seven months into parenthood, I first thought I needed to change my attitude and get better organised. My husband and I, both immigrants with full-time work, were lucky to have family members come from overseas to help with our baby during the first year of his life. So a lot of child care and light housework were taken care of.And yet, the ceaseless anticipating of everyone’s needs, identifying options for filling them, planning, organising, scheduling, monitoring progres...

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