TL;DR: Article says we're not as good/egalitarian as we'd like to be. Sure, but the data shows that we've come a long way. And things are getting better even fa

TL;DR: Article says we're not as good/egalitarian as we'd like to be. Sure, but the data shows that we've come a long way. And things are getting better even faster, because technology increases productivity. I recently saw a more current version of the graph from this NYTimes article (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/us/17kids.html http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/us/17kids.html), but the data indicates that both mothers and fathers in the U.S. are actually spending more time on childcare than they used to. Both. The biggest difference was in housework, which I believe has dropped quite a bit further in the past decade. What seems relevant here (and not addressed in this article) is the extent to which technology powers social change like this. Social attitudes (the 'ideals') change because productivity gains due to technology means that household chores no longer take 40 hours+ per week. I'm pretty sure the data from the 2010's doesn't take Instacart and other on-demand-everything into account because it has yet to be everywhere, but just think how awesome everything will be in this coming decade!