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Lead the Way

The coronavirus pandemic has been likened to holding up a mirror—a giant pause that has allowed us to see who we really are. In Japan, staying home has put the spotlight on the immense disparity in domestic work done by men and women, with the latter article published in May recounted how one Japanese couple meticulously documented their household tasks in an excel spreadsheet—the wife’s list reached 210 versus the husband’s mere 21. Naturally, it went viral after being posted on Twitter.

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