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How Same-Sex Couples Divide Chores, and What It Shows About Modern Parenting

Jared Hunt and Dorian Kendal at home with their son, Jackson, 2, and dog, Parker in San Francisco, May 3, 2018. Though same-sex couples tend divide up chores more equally, new research shows that when they have have children, they often begin to divide things as heterosexual couples do — one partner often has higher earnings, and one a greater share of household chores and child care. (Jason Henry/The New York Times)