Women Still Do More Housework Even When They Earn as Much as Husbands

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Women who make as much as their spouses still do two more hours of caregiving and 2.5 more hours of housework every week.

Published Apr. 13 2023 2:32PM EDT

U.S. dollar banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken, February 14, 2022. — Dado Ruvic/Reuters

Married couples are earning more equally than ever, but women are still taking on a majority of housework, according to new data from Pew Research Center.

Erik Uebelacker

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Women Still Do More Housework Even When They Earn as Much as Husbands

Women who make as much as their spouses still do two more hours of caregiving and 2.5 more hours of housework every week.

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Erik Uebelacker