Men were only able to work full shifts outside the home because women's invisible work enabled them to do so, and the social role expectations of gender roles for men and women were similarly supported and maintained.

男性只能在家庭之外全职工作，因为女性的“无形工作”使他们能够如此，而社会对男性和女性的性别角色期望也同样得到了支持和维护。