Daminger, Allison

Allison Daminger

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Allison Daminger is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin鈥揗adison. Her work has been featured in leading publications such as the New York Times, the Guardian, Psychology Today, and the Atlantic.

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What鈥檚 on Her Mind: The Mental Workload of Family Life Allison Daminger
The mental labor that keeps families afloat鈥攁nd why women do most of it
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Listen in: What鈥檚 on Her Mind Mothers and fathers use their time differently, with women spending roughly twice as many hours on family labor as men. But what about the gendered differences in the ways women and men think? Read More

PUP Speaks: Allison Daminger on the unseen cognitive labor of women Allison Daminger introduces us to the idea of cognitive labor,聽a form of work akin to project management, and demonstrates that this invisible burden falls disproportionately on women. Read More

鈥淗e鈥檒l never see it鈥�: Why am I the only one who notices the mess? When I asked Colleen, a 40-something lawyer and mother of two tweens, to recall any disagreements she鈥檇 had with her husband Ted about housework, she identified one major gripe: 鈥淗e鈥檚 not great about self-starting house stuff.鈥� Read More