Liss Discusses Division of Parenting Roles With ‘Bored Panda’

Professor of Psychological Science and Department Chair Miriam Liss

Professor of Psychological Science and Department Chair Miriam Liss contributed to an article titled “Wife Unloads Baby And Chores Onto Man During His Emergency Time Off, He Falls Apart” by Bored Panda. “Research suggests that couples tend to become more traditional after the birth of children,” Liss said. “Even couples that were egalitarian before having children are likely to revert to more traditional roles – where women do more of the household work and men do more work outside the home. Research also suggests that even when women continue to work, they still do more of the household labor and childcare, as well as the often invisible and unappreciated mental work of planning and organizing what needs to be done.” Read the article.