“…For example, in a study of dual-income lawyers, men were more likely to perceive the distribution of tasks as unfair for their spouse when their spouse was doing the majority of the housework, whereas women were more likely to perceive the distribution of tasks as unfair for themselves, regardless of how much time was spent on the tasks relative to their spouse (Young, Wallace, & Polachek, 2013). In contrast, women are more likely to report fairness in the division of chores if their own or their husbands’ personal commitment is higher (Tang & Curran, 2013), which suggests that the division of labor is as much an emotional arrangement as it is a practical one. Therefore, the decline in marital satisfaction after the transition to motherhood can be partly attributed to perceptions of unfairness in the division of labor (Dew & Wilcox, 2011; Milkie, Bianchi, Mattingley, & Robinson, 2002; Wilkee, Ferree, & Radcliff, 1998).…”