In this landmark study， sociologist Arlie Hochschild takes us into the homes of two-career parents to observe what really goes on at the end of the "work day." Overwhelmingly， she discovers， it s the working mother who takes on the second shift.Hochschild finds that men share housework equally with their wives in only twenty percent of dual-career families. While many women accept this inequity in order to keep peace， they tend to suffer from chronic exhaustion， low sex drive， and more frequent illness as a result. The ultimate cost is the forfeited health and happiness of both partners， and often the survival of the marriage itself.With a new afterword by the author， this groundbreaking study is as relevant today as when it was first published.