The unequal involvement of working mothers and wives in household work was labeled "the second shift" more than a decade ago.

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This statement is true. The term "the second shift" was coined by sociologist Arlie Hochschild in 1989 to describe the phenomenon of working mothers and wives coming home from their paid jobs only to begin another "shift" of household work and caregiving.

The Unequal Involvement of Working Mothers and Wives in Household