The kitchen needs cleaning, but only one of us seems to notice. I mean, he looked straight at the

dishes in the sink and just stacked his dish on top of them. How high does this precarious

tower of crockery have to be until he

decides to wash the dishes, or more likely, they collapse into an unrepairable heap?

I suppose I'll have to wash them. They won't get washed otherwise, and I'd rather get

them off my mind. The unequal distribution of household labour is a familiar concern amongst feminists.

Despite the progress in women's rights and freedoms, women across the world continue to bear

the responsibility of domestic chores and childcare. This raises an important question. Why do women

in monogamous, opposite-sex relationships continue to shoulder a disproportionate amount of household work

despite their political gains. In this episode, we'll be exploring this question with two

outstanding philosophers of morality and mind. Paulina Sleva, Professor of Philosophy at the

University of Vienna, and Thomas McLeland,urer in Philosophy at the University of Cambridge.

According to Paulina and Tom, our disparities and perception of domestic labour are

determined by our feelings, beliefs and social norms. In other words, the way we perceive the

world is radically different. The dishes don't call out to some, need of cleaning in a moment of perception as they do to

others. So, what can we do to change this disparity? That is, if it's in need of changing at all. Hello and welcome to episode 125 of the Pan Sidecast, sweeping aside my domestic responsibilities,

I'm Jack Symes, and I'm delighted to be joined once again by one of our newest co-hosts,

Making the Invisible Visible, it's Lucy James.

Hello.

Tugging at our minds and hoping we'll complete our chores, it's Dr. Thomas McLayland.

Hi there.

And affording us through the opportunity to philosophize is Professor Paulina Sleaver.

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