I haven’t read this yet, but I have a strong suspicion the reason is “men.”
“The extra burden is greatest for women in partnerships, who do on average five more hours of housework per week than single women. Men in couples do just half an hour more.”
[…]
“The kind of man who spurns routine housework is more likely to couple up. The extra housework such men do comes in the form of DIY or managing the family finances. The economists debunk the idea that women spend fewer hours on paid work—even when they account for differences, the chore inequality persists. It’s not that women have more time; they just do more housework.”
I haven’t read this yet, but I have a strong suspicion the reason is “men.”
“The extra burden is greatest for women in partnerships, who do on average five more hours of housework per week than single women. Men in couples do just half an hour more.”
[…]
“The kind of man who spurns routine housework is more likely to couple up. The extra housework such men do comes in the form of DIY or managing the family finances. The economists debunk the idea that women spend fewer hours on paid work—even when they account for differences, the chore inequality persists. It’s not that women have more time; they just do more housework.”
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