Double burden is a term describing the workload of men and women who work to earn money, but also have responsibility for unpaid, domestic labor. This phenomenon is also known as the "second shift" as in Arlie Hochschild's book of the same name.
双语例句
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Many low - and middle-income countries are now facing a "doubleburden" of disease.
许多中低收入国家目前正面临“双重疾病负担”。
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Since men can't do what women can do — have babies — this put a doubleburden on women.
因为男人不能做女性擅长的事(生孩子)，这就导致了女性的双重负担。
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These countries are already shackled by the doubleburden of infectious and chronic diseases.