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And that's why middle and working class families often choose a division of labor that seems non-egalitarian compared to UMC professionals. I think the assumption is that it's a political choice, that they are just old fashioned about gender roles. But I think more often it's just much, much more efficient, if you have to take care of all this stuff yourself, to have one person doing paid labor and one person doing most of the unpaid labor. Yes, there are consequences to this that are bad for women. But there are tons of benefits to the family. So when rich people tell middle class people "you just need to get your husband to do more" without acknowledging that they use this handy third option (hire someone to do it) that might not be available to everyone, I get annoyed. The equality of UMC professional marriages is not always possible at a lower HHI.[/quote]

Great points! Sometimes I love DCUM bc people have thoughtful insightful perspectives. [/quote]

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