A large, well-worn wooden dining table divided neatly down the center by a crisp white line, on one side covered with scattered children’s toys, school worksheets, and a laptop with open spreadsheets, and on the other side stacked with neatly folded laundry, cooking utensils, and a calendar marked with caregiving tasks. The table sits in a bright, modern apartment interior with neutral walls and bookshelves filled with sociology and gender studies texts. Soft daylight streams through a nearby window, casting gentle, realistic shadows and subtle reflections on the table’s surface. Photographic realism, shot at eye level with a shallow depth of field, creating a calm, contemplative atmosphere that emphasizes the blurred boundary between paid work and unpaid caregiving.

Rethinking Gender and Parenting: Why Caregiving Isn’t Just Women’s Work

Rethinking Gender

Created for Sociology of Gender class