A quick editorial note: Household labor inequity can occur in many relationship structures, but the data consistently show that it is overwhelmingly, disproportionately, massively men exploiting women’s labor. The degree and prevalence of the inequality falls hardest on heterosexual couples. While there can be inequality in other relationship structures, the thing that makes inequality palatable is the notion that the work is the woman’s job, and that her time, sleep, dreams, health, etc.