double day

noun

1. the dual responsibilities borne by working mothers, who when their paid work is over for the day must then work at looking after their family and home

Example Sentences

Often working through AFL-CIO-affiliated unions, an outspoken generation of midcentury feminists demanded justice for working women that included but far surpassed access to male-dominated jobs: economic security, racial equity, and acknowledgement by both unions and employers that women worked a “double day” on the job and at home.

From Slate

The couple waited to conceive until their first daughter would be entering kindergarten so they could avoid double day care costs.

From New York Times

Our staff of instructors worked either the night shift or the day shift, or a double — day and night.

From Salon

It is equipped with double day and date complications, both of which are revealed by two retrograde indications.

From Forbes

We come back with a double day tomorrow, so we are going to go jump in the lake.''

From Seattle Times