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Work-From-Home Policies Don’t Close the Gender Chore Gap, Data Shows

Working remotely during the pandemic has often meant having to juggle childcare responsibilities at the same time, what with schools having been closed for in-person learning for much of the past year and change. A good 79% of men said they had a positive experience working remotely during the pandemic, according to consulting firm McKinsey & Company. In fact, McKinsey reports that during the pandemic, mothers in dual-career couples have been twice as likely as fathers to do an extra five hours of domestic chores on a daily basis.