Modern Women Are Just Like Their Mothers

More women are working but the share of childcare they are responsible for is pretty constant, new data from the U.K. show
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More women may be leaning in, but they’re still doing most of of the work taking care of the kids.

British women are still responsible for childcare 74% of the time – the same proportion as in the year 2000, according to data released today by the Office for National Statistics.