Katrina works as an accountant and her husband Ralph works as a radiologist. They both leave for work at the same time and arrive home from work at the same time. However, when Katrina gets home from work, she cooks dinner, washes the dishes, and does the laundry while her husband relaxes. The work that Katrina does after coming home is called:

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Katrina's work after coming home is referred to as the second shift, which is a term coined by Arlie Hochschild to describe the unpaid work that women do at home after their paid work outside the home. This work includes tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and childrearing, and is often taken for granted and invisible to society. It is a gendered phenomenon, as women are expected to perform these tasks more often than men, leading to a double burden of work.

Katrina Works as an Accountant and Her Husband Ralph Works