Women's
second shift is a term coined by
Arlie Russell Hothschild in reference to the often ignored work that
women do
at home along with time spent in paid employment. As an
example, employed
mothers now work an average of 76-89 hours per week, counting paid
labor,
housework, and
child care. Take note however, this estimate is only for
white married couples so the inclusion of
minority women would probably increase this number since they are more likely to do more work outside the home and to hold more than one
job.
The statistic above is from The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure by Juliet B. Schorr