We were happier before

I never would have guessed this. </sarc>

The study by the US National Bureau of Economic Research found that while post-war era happiness surveys found women were noticeable happier than men, the difference had eroded to 'zero'.

Its authors, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers of the University of Pennsylvania, found that in the U.S., women's happiness had fallen 'both absolutely and relatively to that of men'.

I'm sure that some people will interpret this as 'Men should be taking on more of the workload at home so that women can have their burdens lifted and therefore be more productive in their careers' instead of 'Women should acknowledge that they provide a unique and valuable service within a family structure, and will not be happy if they choose to have a family and then choose to not provide the best support they can for that family'.

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