The Unpaid Shift

3. Conditioning The process of training individuals to act in a manner approved by society.
7. The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
8. To assign a task or responsibility to another person.
10. Incompetence Pretending to be unable to do a task so someone else will do it.
12. Tax A risk assessment calculation women make in public spaces.
14. Labor Work that goes unnoticed and unacknowledged but is essential.
15. The right or condition of self-government; freedom from external control.
16. Parent The parent who is automatically responsible for the children's needs, schedules, and emergencies.
17. Penalty The loss of future earning potential women face after having children.
18. Ceiling The unacknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women.

1. Bonus The increase in earnings men often experience after having children.
2. Labor The invisible work of planning, remembering, and organizing household tasks.
4. of Labor A phenomenon where the "firm" (family) maximizes output by having partners focus on different tasks.
5. The activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something (e.g., domestic tasks).
6. A great difference; inequality.
9. The quality of being fair and impartial (distinct from equality).
11. Load A mental "map" or burden of remembering household details.
12. Quo A standard or pattern, especially of social behavior, that is typical or expected; the existing state of affairs.
13. Labor The act of managing feelings and relationships to keep everything running smoothly.
19. Shift The workload of people who work to earn money but are also responsible for domestic labor.