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Even though it is believed that working from home leads to parents sharing tasks, studies show that working from home tends to lead to a more traditional division of labor.

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Research shows that possible downsides to flexible working can be more overtime hours, and the capacity for workers to extend their hours is not the same between genders.

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When men ask women to do the managing and at the same time carry out a large portion of the tasks, it represents 75% of the household work. This occurrence is what feminists call mental load, meaning that they always have to remember.

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Women are carrying something called “The third shift” in which they have to ensure their own wellbeing, the wellbeing of the children and of other family members, carrying all the mental load of the family.

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In a research done with Yvonne Lott, it showed that flexible working offered income premiums for men but didn’t for women, because they were expected to address family demands.

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Society has made it popular for girls and boys to be trained differently at a young age to do these kinds of tasks, and they see their mothers in charge of household work and their fathers execute instructions.

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In the 2018 British Social Attitude Attorney, two thirds of the people who responded said that mothers should stay at home or work part-time when children are under school age and fathers should work full-time.

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Another downside of flexibility working for women is that they face flexibility stigma, in which the idea is that women are less committed and less productive. In a survey conducted for more than 2000 workers, it was found that a quarter of working mothers experienced negative career experiences.

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According to French statistics, women are dedicating 25 times more hours to chores than men. Emma suggests for fathers to be more involved, a role reversal, and offering them a space free from stereotypes, so children can be raised as the parents wanted to.

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My father said that he doesn't agree so much with the article himself, but that many other men tend to do this. Most of the time my father helps my mother to do the dishes or he takes us out to eat so there is no cooking or cleaning involved. But, my mother do agrees that there is a third shift that women have to carry. She says that a mother has to take care of the child, hear about his or her problems and takes a lot of stress on the mother. I can confirm this because it's also my mother who usually had to attend school meetings or take me to places so it was a lot for her. But I can still see that my father gets involved with us and tries his best.

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My parents are not used to working form home besides the time of lockdown. But they tell me that they are aware of the situation of different incomes especially in our country which women earn much less than men. They also agree that many employers don't want women who are young because they expect them to quit the job because they are going to become mothers. It also happens with older women who are mothers and they don't want to employ them because they have to take care of their child. So, it is preferred that men work even if it is overtime so that he can maintain the household and the mother can take care of the children and the house chores.

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My mother agrees that sometimes my father asks what he should do around the house when he finishes work. My mom says that he doesn't have to do anything, because he usually gets home tired, but she told me that she actually needs help most of the time. My mom cooks for us, cleans, does the groceries, and many other chores. So even though my father asks if she needs help, my mom thinks that if he is not tired or has some energy at the end of the day he can do some simple things just to help a little bit around the house besides bringing in money.

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What should be done in a case like this is for men and women to sit down and talk about the things that each one can do in the relationship. This way it is easier for the couple to know their abilities and what they can actually do for each other. Also, fathers need to be more involved in the mental health of the children and talk with them about feelings and difficult situations they might face during their childhood and teenage years.

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My solution for a problem like this is to stop normalizing that mothers cannot work the jobs that men do simply because they are the ones that take care of the house. They need to start giving equal wages to people depending on the job they are doing. And obviously, be fair with overtimes. Even if most of the time it is men that work overtime, they also need to be at home to take care of things.

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I think that the best solutions for this problem is that the fathers stop asking mothers what to do and instead get to know what needs to be done around the house. Even if a father is really busy, it is his responsibility to find the time to work on the house chores and take care of his wife and children. Also, another solution can be that mothers do a calendar to split the chores between them and that way the fathers know what to do and also it can be balanced between schedules.