Harry writes about an article by Mary Ann Mason in the Chronicle.
Some might dismiss that as a phenomenon of an older generation that is on the wane. But the 8,000 doctoral students we surveyed at the university revealed the same pattern — except they worked longer hours. Graduate students who were mothers, on average, worked 101 hours a week and spent about half of that time on child care and housework. Student fathers worked 89 hours, with 37 percent spent on home duties.
Both Harry and Mason have very charitable and reasonable commentary on this study noting that men are doing some work and deserve some considerations. My brain got stalled out on the lack of equality, and I can't manage to say anything nice.
My brain also stalled out on the sheer number of hours that we work. Damn. We need to get a life.
We had a great chat about academia and parenthood back in February, but it's good to get some numbers.