Matt and tracy are a married couple with two children and both work outside of the home for pay. while they both make about the same amount of money and work the same amount of time, tracy still completes the majority of housework and care work in the home. when asked about unequal work allocation by a friend, tracy replied that she felt it was more important for the mother to do these kinds of tasks. tracy's response is an example of how not just economics, play a role in the division of labor in the home.