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In the work-from-home battle for space, women are the reluctant nomads

  • Written by Elizabeth Patton, Assistant Professor of Media and Communication Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageWard Cleaver of the popular sitcom 'Leave It to Beaver' in his study.Universal Pictures

It’s just past 10 a.m. and my partner, on his third virtual meeting today, is working non-stop in our home office. My son has taken over the family room to attend a virtual science camp and video-editing classes and to play video games. I now realize that...

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