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Why mothers and fathers experience work-life balance differently

I am a working mother and feel guilty about everything while my husband seems to compartmentalize work and family without any internal struggle.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Socialization creates different emotional relationships to work-family tension, with mothers bearing more psychological burden.

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