Why do women continue to shoulder the burden?

Anna Rees Green looks at the ‘invisible load’ carried by so many women and asks why the Church hasn’t found a better way

Burned out, brain-fogged and low. British women are losing an hour of sleep each week compared to their male counterparts. The reason? The invisible load.

The ‘extras’ of daily life so often fall onto women’s plates – but do we carry them in our church lives too?  

What is the invisible load? 

The invisible load can look different for every woman. For mothers, it might look like the perpetual treadmill of remembering school lunches, PE kits and ballet lessons – or being the ‘default’ parent as well as working.