Men who shared the load at home seemed just as pressed for time as their wives, and torn between the demands of career and small children... But the majority of men did not share the load at home. Some refused outright. Others refused more passively, often offering a loving shoulder to lean on, an understanding ear as their working wife faced the conflict they both saw as hers. Arlie Russell Hochschild
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