I'm reminded of a brief interaction I had with one of the teachers I worked with in Ronan this year (and last year). She talked about being tired, that she teaches all day (4th graders) and then goes home and "have to ... I mean, get to" (her words) make dinner, clean up, help and interact with her own kids, etc. The whole time I was wondering ... what is your husband doing during all this? He teaches in the same school. So the disparity isn't just in the paychecks and professional opportunities, but it translates to the bullshit allocation of domestic responsibilities at home too. Ugh.
I'm reminded of a brief interaction I had with one of the teachers I worked with in Ronan this year (and last year). She talked about being tired, that she teaches all day (4th graders) and then goes home and "have to ... I mean, get to" (her words) make dinner, clean up, help and interact with her own kids, etc. The whole time I was wondering ... what is your husband doing during all this? He teaches in the same school. So the disparity isn't just in the paychecks and professional opportunities, but it translates to the bullshit allocation of domestic responsibilities at home too. Ugh.
The domestic situation is pretty entrenched. Here's a book about it: The Second Shift. https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-second-shift-working-families-and-the-revolution-at-home-arlie-hochschild/11730338?ean=9780143120339
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