Recent Examples on the WebMen have a big part to play: One study conducted in 2022 by the National Bureau of Economics Research found that in countries like Iceland and Sweden, where men had a higher participation rate in typical housework and childcare, the fertility rate was 1.8 or higher.—TIME, 1 Mar. 2024 Both her parents worked, and her mother handled all the housework on top of her job as a bank teller.—Mattie Kahn, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024 Child-care burdens are a major reason women leave the workforce; housework, labor traditionally done by women, is undervalued and often unremunerated.—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2024 That means the responsibility of housework, child care and caretaking falls heavily on Korean women through their elderly years.—Michelle Lee, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024 In a revealing study by the Pew Research Center, even women who are the breadwinners engage in more unpaid labor like housework and childcare.—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024 This can include finances, schedules, housework — whatever needs to be addressed.—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024 Here are a few suggestions, practical and emotional, for making housework less overwhelming.—Annie Midori Atherton, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024 Share the burden Women, on average, spend more time on housework than men.—Annie Midori Atherton, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
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