How does the gender division of labor in the home reflect wider societal gender inequality?

Women usually do more of the housework, such as cleaning, cooking, laundry, and child care, than men and are not compensated for it. Furthermore, they are still expected to do these unpaid household tasks when they get home from work, which is called the "second shift," even when women have jobs outside the home. Traditional gender norms and expectations, such as the belief that women are natural caretakers, help perpetuate inequalities like "the second shift."