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Estévez-Abe quoted in NY Times article on work-life balance in Japan

February 4, 2019

The New York Times

Margarita Abe Estevez

Margarita Estévez-Abe


Margarita Estévez-Abe, associate professor of political science, was interviewed for the New York Times article "Japan’s Working Mothers: Record Responsibilities, Little Help From Dads." Men in Japan do fewer hours of housework and child care than in any of the world’s richest nations. Estévez-Abe says "If the work day could be shortened in Japan, I think a younger generation of men would do more as fathers." 02/04/19


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