Women Do More Housework than Men

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Monday, May 12, 2008 - 3 Comments
I don't know about you, but this isn't exactly shocking news to me.

Still, you may be interested to hear the numbers behind this statement. According to a study done by the University of Michigan, “having a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women” (for a total of 17 hours per week). For men, being married actually saves them an hour of housework each week!

I'm not married, but I'm pretty sure that those statistics are right on. The good news is that this number is down from the 26 hours of housework that were being done by women 30 years ago. I'm guessing that this is due to technology and maybe even some resourceful men! Maybe...


Eunice, DTR, CPT-ACE
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Comment: May 12, 2008 10:03 PM - Anonymous Anonymous said...  

Excuse me ... does this study include mowing the lawn, trimming trees, fixing stuff, working yourself into an early grave (men's lifespan is shorter ...) ....? I work my butt off AND help inside the house when I can.

So stop whining! You'll never snag yourself a husband that way ...


Comment: May 13, 2008 7:55 AM - Anonymous Anonymous said...  

It seems that you are not the only one that works your butt off. I am a woman, married and with kids, and the statistics are totally right. You work in the yard because you want to...Live in an apartment and you will not have that problem. But even living in an apartment, we (meaning the majority of us woman) work our butts off taking care of a clean house, making sure you guys and the kids have clean clothes, cooking, taking the kids to school, attending their extra curricular activities, taking care of you guys, and whatever is left is for us.

If you can help inside the house, good for you and your wife, but getting a husband is not about confronting the truth. Good a scientific study proves once more what we have said for ages.


Comment: May 13, 2008 2:31 PM - Anonymous Anonymous said...  

I could not agree more with comment 2. All it takes is a little thank you for the work that women do, rather than lashing out against us.


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