“Even having a conversation about the imbalance of emotional labor becomes emotional labor. It gets to a point where I have to weigh the benefits of getting my husband to understand my frustration against the compounded emotional labor of doing so in a way that won’t end in us fighting.”— Gemma Hartley, harpersbazaar.comTagged: Relationships, Marriage, Love
“When I brush my daughter’s hair and elaborately braid it round the side of her scalp, I am doing the thing that is expected of me. When my husband brushes out tangles before bedtime, he needs his efforts noticed and congratulated—saying aloud in front of both me and her that it took him a whole 15 m…”— Gemma Hartley, harpersbazaar.comTagged: Emotional Labor, gender roles, Gender Stereotypes, Fragile masculinity
“The gendered assumption is that men are the problem solvers because women are too emotional... But who is really solving the bulk of the world's problems at home and in the office?”— Dr. Michele Ramsey, harpersbazaar.comTagged: Emotional Labor, Gender Wars, Problem Solving
“Emotional labor is the unpaid job men still don't understand.”— Gemma Hartley, harpersbazaar.comTagged: Emotional Labor, Gender Wars