Our descriptive data provides confirmation from a new case (the UK) that gender gaps in the mental load are large, and associated with stress and negative emotions for mothers but not fathers. Mothers say they do 78% of the mental load in their households, while fathers report doing 57%. 5/9 - ThreadSky

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anacweeks.bsky.social • 7 days ago

Our descriptive data provides confirmation from a new case (the UK) that gender gaps in the mental load are large, and associated with stress and negative emotions for mothers but not fathers. Mothers say they do 78% of the mental load in their households, while fathers report doing 57%. 5/9

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anacweeks.bsky.social•7 days ago

Mothers are also less likely to believe that the division of mental work in their household is fair, and more likely to express negative emotions such as stress or unhappiness about it. 6/9

anacweeks.bsky.social•7 days ago

The experimental results show a negative impact of mental load priming on political interest, likelihood of public forms of political participation, vote intention, and interest in opportunities to advance at work. It also negatively impacts preferred working hours. 7/9

anacweeks.bsky.social•7 days ago

Interestingly, in response to the mental load prime fathers but not mothers prefer reduced working hours for their partner. Our findings thus suggest that fathers consider compensating for this cogntive burden at the expense of their spouse’s working time. 8/9

anacweeks.bsky.social•7 days ago

We find little evidence for significant gender differences within the experimental effect. Yet, in reality the mental load is highly gendered. So long as women continue to be mostly responsible for invisible hh labor, the mental load may indeed be a contributor to the stalled gender revolution. 9/9

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