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Earning more doesn’t lighten mothers’ mental loads – they do more regardless

  • Written by Leah Ruppanner, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
Earning more doesn’t lighten mothers’ mental loads – they do more regardlessPexels/Kampus Production

You work a full day, drive the kids to various after school activities, make a mad dash to the supermarket to pick up something for dinner, check emails … and then remember you need a gift for Aunty June’s birthday tomorrow.

Sound familiar?

Our new research shows the “mental load” of managing a...

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