Culture

Ladies, We Need To Talk About… Mental Load

Inside the invisible, intangible work we do to keep your household running.

By jitendermittal

Published 10 July, 2025

Culture

Ladies, We Need To Talk About… Mental Load

Inside the invisible, intangible work we do to keep your household running.

By jitendermittal

Published 10 July, 2025

Hey, I have pre-ordered Avery’s lunch and recess from the canteen on Friday, but he’ll still need something for fruit break … Can you please organise? If he’s with you on Thursday and it’s easier for me to order his lunch for then too, let me know and I can do it tonight as well. 

Claudine’s sister-in-law Edwina was one day away from HAVING A BABY when she sent that text. Between marking essays, washing clothes for a newborn and calling the hospital for an update on her induction, she was organising lunch for her kid. A lunch three days away! 

The following extract has been taken from Ladies, We Need To Talk by Yumi Stynes & Claudine Ryan.

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