The article highlights the gender disparities faced during the Covid lockdown, particularly regarding work-from-home arrangements. The author shares her experience of having to use a less favorable workspace at the kitchen table, while her husband enjoyed amenities like a separate office with dual screens. Despite her attempts to balance work and home, the inequality persisted even after he retired. Hence, the piece calls attention to how domestic workspaces often reflect and continue traditional gender roles, even among those claiming to be feminists.
From day one of the Covid lockdown, my husband got the spare bedroom with the spare desk and two huge computer screens, while I was at the kitchen table.
Now he is retired and I work mostly at the office. On the rare days I work from home, I still work at the kitchen table, but he may let me use his office.
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