In a recent, comprehensive study out of the University of Southern California, researchers found that the average woman still does approximately 40% more housework, childcare, and relentless seething with anger than the average man.
“We expected that, because of societal changes, there’d be some decrease since the last major study done in 1987,” said Dr. Sarah Werner, a researcher involved with the study. “But in spite of changing ideals around gender roles, women are still responsible for up to 40% more housework, childcare, and boiling, smoldering rage at the prospect.”
Despite growing numbers of women in powerful and time-consuming careers, juggling the bulk of parental responsibilities, running a household, and suppressing the white hot fury that bubbles within because of their invisible burden remains squarely on women’s shoulders.
“We hypothesized that since women are now spending equal time in the workplace, men would be spending equal time participating in life responsibilities outside of the workplace,” Werner said. “Strangely, this proven not to be the case in any of the categories that we studied.”
“Of course, correlation does not prove causation,” added Dr. Werner. “But this lack of equity could be considered the main cause behind the consistency of the teeth-clenching, fist-squeezing, seething frustration that women have experienced across decades.”
Women across the nation are unsurprised.
“Of course men have more downtime than women do,” said Des Moines resident Kaley Laughlin. “They’ve been praised since the dawn of time for doing the bare minimum. That’s enough to make any woman seethe far more than any man ever would.”
“Women always have to go above and beyond, or things just wouldn’t get done,” added mother of three Precious Simmons. “We’re forced carry an invisible burden just to be considered baseline acceptable to society. Men would be full of seething rage if they had to deal with that, too.”
“In fact, I bet it was a man who even felt this study was necessary,” she added.
