The amount of work mothers can accomplish is astounding. When it comes to managing the home, women are essentially super heroes.
Even while men are taking on more responsibilities as wives and parents than ever before, women still manage a large portion of what is dismissed as “the details.”
It’s common to underestimate how much time and effort these chores need. Much of it just wouldn’t happen if mothers didn’t enroll their children in school, look into after-school programs, and communicate with other parents to arrange playdates.
A recent study examined the effects on women’s mental health of all those additional facets of parenting and managing the home.
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The research has the title “Invisible Household Labor and Ramifications for Adjustment: Mothers as Captains of Households
