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The COVID‑19 pandemic exposed the load mothers carry—a burden that's still being ignored today

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated and brought into focus the ongoing disproportionate burden on mothers when it comes to household logistics, child care and financial inequity. It also revealed just how deeply embedded and structurally reinforced that burden is.

The COVID‑19 pandemic exposed the load mothers carry—a burden that's still being ignored today
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The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated and brought into focus the ongoing disproportionate burden on mothers when it comes to household logistics, child care and financial inequity. It also revealed just how deeply embedded and structurally reinforced that burden is.

Originally published at Phys.org

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