http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/second+shift/default.aspxTags: second shiftenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/03/13/before-there-were-washing-machines.aspxFri, 13 Mar 2009 13:24:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:4965Samantha Henig0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/4965.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4965Looks like we've got a new contender for what contributed most to the emancipation of Western women in the 20th century. The Vatican said it was the washing machine; Bonnie countered with the pill. According to a new study , it was more basic than either...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/03/13/before-there-were-washing-machines.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4965" width="1" height="1">modern conveniencessecond shiftthe Vaticanwashing machineshttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/02/23/who-s-doing-the-second-shift-in-recession-land.aspxMon, 23 Feb 2009 16:53:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:4705Emily Bazelon0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/4705.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4705Thanks to a bunch of great e-mails from readers (you are a smart and articulate bunch), I posted a piece about the recession and its potentially deleterious effect on marriages. I've got a follow-up question: If your husband or wife has been laid off,...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/02/23/who-s-doing-the-second-shift-in-recession-land.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4705" width="1" height="1">economygender differenceslayoffsRecessionsecond shift