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" Until fifty years ago, men typically under-reported how much household work or child care they did because they did not want to admit to doing “women’s work.” It is a huge step forward that men think they should say they do more than they actually do. "

Stephanie Coontz , Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy or How Love Conquered Marriage


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Stephanie Coontz quote : Until fifty years ago, men typically under-reported how much household work or child care they did because they did not want to admit to doing “women’s work.” It is a huge step forward that men think they should say they do more than they actually do.