Blog post “Care: Performance logic reinforces inequality” by Laura Lüth

18 December 2025

Zwei Pinguine stehen rechts und links von ihrem kleinen Nachwuchs. Der rechte Pinguin beugt sich zu dem Jungen herunter.

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Care work in couple relationships remains unevenly distributed. Weekly planning meetings and shift work for everyday family life promise to remedy this situation. But can such practices reduce gender inequalities? No, says Laura Lüth, who researches the topic. Inequalities creep back in through the back door.

Click here to read the whole article on the DIFIS social policy blog sozialpolitikblog.

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