Yulin Fang on Household Digitalization and the Unintended Intensification of the Gendered Division of Household Labor
As digital tools and platforms enter the home, they do more than save time. This research shows household digitalization reshapes domestic labor, shifting work from physical tasks to cognitive, technology-mediated responsibilities. Rather than reducing inequality, these new demands often reinforce entrenched gender roles and deepen invisible divisions of unpaid labor.