Field notes

The Ledger.

Data on the mental load, entered plainly. No sympathy, no partner-blame. Just what the research actually says, and what it means for the person keeping the books.

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Income redistributes the chores. It doesn't redistribute who remembers everything.

A controlled study of 2,133 couples found that when women start out-earning their partner, the physical housework drops. The planning and remembering stays exactly where it was.

Research