The electric washing machine is the most important innovation for emancipating women.
Recently featured a discussion on this at Risk & Progress as well.
One thing I would like to examine in the future is how much of the reduction in house work can be attributed to shrinking family sizes.
Nonetheless, the trendline remains. Technology can be the great emancipator.
That’s a good point.
Hours per household size is probably a better unit of comparison.
The interesting question is why didn't parents take advantage of the reduction in house work to have bigger families? I mean, that's what a naive interpretation of Darwinism would predict.
Recently featured a discussion on this at Risk & Progress as well.
One thing I would like to examine in the future is how much of the reduction in house work can be attributed to shrinking family sizes.
Nonetheless, the trendline remains. Technology can be the great emancipator.
That’s a good point.
Hours per household size is probably a better unit of comparison.
The interesting question is why didn't parents take advantage of the reduction in house work to have bigger families? I mean, that's what a naive interpretation of Darwinism would predict.