Latest items for DLB-DATA-1
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
“'It's difficult lugging this around,' she says loading her equipment into a fancy elevator to service her third apartment of the morning. 'I can be fired tomorrow morning and I'll get nothing, and I have no pension. But at least I have been able to pick my daughter up from school’” (para 30). Regardless of employment status, women are expected to be primary caretakers of children. Activities like picking up children from school are time consuming and take place during the work day (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
“'It's difficult lugging this around,' she says loading her equipment into a fancy elevator to service her third apartment of the morning. 'I can be fired tomorrow morning and I'll get nothing, and I have no pension. But at least I have been able to pick my daughter up from school’” (para 30). Regardless of employment status, women are expected to be primary caretakers of children. Activities like picking up children from school are time consuming and take place during the work day (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 10, 2023, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"'Especially for low-wage working women and women of color, especially Black and Latina women, there has been generations of undervaluing fair labor, even though that labor is the backbone of our economy,' said Elizabeth Gedmark, vice president of A Better Balance" (para 2). Work hours of low-wage working women are considered by this person to be the unacknowledged backbone of the economy, indicating that a large proportion of work hours are supplied by low-wage working women (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"'Especially for low-wage working women and women of color, especially Black and Latina women, there has been generations of undervaluing fair labor, even though that labor is the backbone of our economy,' said Elizabeth Gedmark, vice president of A Better Balance" (para 2). Work hours of low-wage working women are considered by this person to be the unacknowledged backbone of the economy, indicating that a large proportion of work hours are supplied by low-wage working women (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
“Workweek standards were not enforced unless employees filed a formal complaint with the Ministry of Public Administration, Employment, and Social Security. Labor law protected foreign workers with permanent legal status or a temporary work visa… A 2016 presidential decree established minimum employment standards for domestic workers, including national minimum wage protection, an eight-hour work day for domestic workers living outside of their employer’s home, a 10-hour work day for domestic workers living inside their employer’s home" (28).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
“Workweek standards were not enforced unless employees filed a formal complaint with the Ministry of Public Administration, Employment, and Social Security. Labor law protected foreign workers with permanent legal status or a temporary work visa… A 2016 presidential decree established minimum employment standards for domestic workers, including national minimum wage protection, an eight-hour work day for domestic workers living outside of their employer’s home, a 10-hour work day for domestic workers living inside their employer’s home" (28).
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1, CL-DATA-1, DLB-DATA-1, CUST-LAW-1
"Also of concern is the burden on women as caretakers and unpaid workers in the home, which may hinder or entirely preclude professional development. In the case of divorce, Bhutanese law grants custody of children under nine years old to the mother, a statute that may further ingrain the stereotype of women as primary caregivers. A 2001 study found that, in rural areas, women were responsible for cooking, washing clothes, and preserving food for over 80 percent of households; urban regions presented an even starker figure, with more than 90 percent of households leaving cooking, cleaning, washing and food purchasing to women. These time-consuming tasks undeniably present a barrier to...more
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1, CL-DATA-1, DLB-DATA-1, CUST-LAW-1
"Also of concern is the burden on women as caretakers and unpaid workers in the home, which may hinder or entirely preclude professional development. In the case of divorce, Bhutanese law grants custody of children under nine years old to the mother, a statute that may further ingrain the stereotype of women as primary caregivers. A 2001 study found that, in rural areas, women were responsible for cooking, washing clothes, and preserving food for over 80 percent of households; urban regions presented an even starker figure, with more than 90 percent of households leaving cooking, cleaning, washing and food purchasing to women. These time-consuming tasks undeniably present a barrier to...more
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1, CL-DATA-1, DLB-DATA-1, CUST-LAW-1
"Also of concern is the burden on women as caretakers and unpaid workers in the home, which may hinder or entirely preclude professional development. In the case of divorce, Bhutanese law grants custody of children under nine years old to the mother, a statute that may further ingrain the stereotype of women as primary caregivers. A 2001 study found that, in rural areas, women were responsible for cooking, washing clothes, and preserving food for over 80 percent of households; urban regions presented an even starker figure, with more than 90 percent of households leaving cooking, cleaning, washing and food purchasing to women. These time-consuming tasks undeniably present a barrier to...more
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1, CL-DATA-1, DLB-DATA-1, CUST-LAW-1
"Also of concern is the burden on women as caretakers and unpaid workers in the home, which may hinder or entirely preclude professional development. In the case of divorce, Bhutanese law grants custody of children under nine years old to the mother, a statute that may further ingrain the stereotype of women as primary caregivers. A 2001 study found that, in rural areas, women were responsible for cooking, washing clothes, and preserving food for over 80 percent of households; urban regions presented an even starker figure, with more than 90 percent of households leaving cooking, cleaning, washing and food purchasing to women. These time-consuming tasks undeniably present a barrier to...more
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Similarly, the average time required to fetch water has decreased from three hours to one hour, representing a gain of two hours or, over the course of a year, 30 days of additional free time for women." (24). "Finally, the Programme’s processing equipment has lightened women’s workload in activities such as the threshing of grains and their processing into flour." (24).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Similarly, the average time required to fetch water has decreased from three hours to one hour, representing a gain of two hours or, over the course of a year, 30 days of additional free time for women." (24). "Finally, the Programme’s processing equipment has lightened women’s workload in activities such as the threshing of grains and their processing into flour." (24).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"[A] shortened working hour not exceeding 36 hours [is guaranteed] while paying the full salary amount for a woman with pregnancy, a woman with a child aged below 18 months and a parent that up brings on his/her own a child aged below 3… In addition to the free time given to the women with a child aged below 18 months and the general lunch break, presuming also each of break time given for feeding (breastfeeding) of a child should last for at least 30 minutes, such women should be given another break time for each 3 hours while these break time periods will be included in the working hours...more
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"[A] shortened working hour not exceeding 36 hours [is guaranteed] while paying the full salary amount for a woman with pregnancy, a woman with a child aged below 18 months and a parent that up brings on his/her own a child aged below 3… In addition to the free time given to the women with a child aged below 18 months and the general lunch break, presuming also each of break time given for feeding (breastfeeding) of a child should last for at least 30 minutes, such women should be given another break time for each 3 hours while these break time periods will be included in the working hours...more
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"In addition to the social norms which shape girls’ educational focus and which direct the labour force engagement, unpaid care work in the home remains the key challenge to women’s full and robust labour force participation. Women spend on average six hours a day on unpaid care work in the home, as compared to men who spend 3 hours a day on average." (22).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"In addition to the social norms which shape girls’ educational focus and which direct the labour force engagement, unpaid care work in the home remains the key challenge to women’s full and robust labour force participation. Women spend on average six hours a day on unpaid care work in the home, as compared to men who spend 3 hours a day on average." (22).
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"According to article 73 of the Constitution, family relations are founded on respect, solidarity and absolute equality of rights and responsibilities between men and women. Parents share the same rights and responsibilities and have a common duty to maintain the family home and raise their children properly. The Family Code stipulates that society and the State have an obligation to protect, develop and strengthen the family through the bonds of love, solidarity, assistance and mutual respect. It addresses the best interests of the child, female heads of households, the protection of the family home and the equal rights and responsibilities of men and women." (32) (NF - CODER COMMENT -...more
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"According to article 73 of the Constitution, family relations are founded on respect, solidarity and absolute equality of rights and responsibilities between men and women. Parents share the same rights and responsibilities and have a common duty to maintain the family home and raise their children properly. The Family Code stipulates that society and the State have an obligation to protect, develop and strengthen the family through the bonds of love, solidarity, assistance and mutual respect. It addresses the best interests of the child, female heads of households, the protection of the family home and the equal rights and responsibilities of men and women." (32) (NF - CODER COMMENT -...more
Feb. 27, 2023, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Many women still say nope. No wonder. There’s little escaping suffocating gender norms, whether in pregnancy guidelines to arrange clean undergarments for your husband before labor, or the dayslong kitchen drudgework for holidays like the Chuseok harvest festival. Married women are saddled with the lion’s share of chores and child care, squeezing new mothers so much that many give up professional ambitions. Even in dual-income households, wives daily spend more than three hours on these tasks versus their husband’s 54 minutes." (para 10). "It’s clear that countries with a disproportionate division of child care or lacking national paid parental leave, like Japan and the United States, also have plunging fertility...more
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Many women still say nope. No wonder. There’s little escaping suffocating gender norms, whether in pregnancy guidelines to arrange clean undergarments for your husband before labor, or the dayslong kitchen drudgework for holidays like the Chuseok harvest festival. Married women are saddled with the lion’s share of chores and child care, squeezing new mothers so much that many give up professional ambitions. Even in dual-income households, wives daily spend more than three hours on these tasks versus their husband’s 54 minutes." (para 10). "It’s clear that countries with a disproportionate division of child care or lacking national paid parental leave, like Japan and the United States, also have plunging fertility...more
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Despite the relatively high employment rate among women between 15 and 64 years of age (68.69 per cent), 47.5 per cent of employed women are currently holding part-time positions, predominantly owing to family responsibilities. Because of what is considered to be the roles of women and men, women continue to be the main caretakers of children and adults in need of care" (10).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Despite the relatively high employment rate among women between 15 and 64 years of age (68.69 per cent), 47.5 per cent of employed women are currently holding part-time positions, predominantly owing to family responsibilities. Because of what is considered to be the roles of women and men, women continue to be the main caretakers of children and adults in need of care" (10).
June 21, 2022, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: DLB-DATA-1, WAM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-DATA-2, DMW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes awareness-raising initiatives on gender equality undertaken by the Gender Affairs Bureau, including in hinterland regions. Nevertheless, it notes the following with concern: (a) The persistence of discriminatory sex- and gender-based stereotypes and social inequalities between women and men, as well as patriarchal power structures in the State party, which are perpetuated through the media and advertising; (b) That the unequal division of family and domestic responsibilities between women and men places a disproportionate burden on women, especially single mothers; (c) That 27 per cent of women in the State party marry before they reach 18 years of age, that such marriages are legal with judicial authorization and...more
Variables: DLB-DATA-1, WAM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-DATA-2, DMW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes awareness-raising initiatives on gender equality undertaken by the Gender Affairs Bureau, including in hinterland regions. Nevertheless, it notes the following with concern: (a) The persistence of discriminatory sex- and gender-based stereotypes and social inequalities between women and men, as well as patriarchal power structures in the State party, which are perpetuated through the media and advertising; (b) That the unequal division of family and domestic responsibilities between women and men places a disproportionate burden on women, especially single mothers; (c) That 27 per cent of women in the State party marry before they reach 18 years of age, that such marriages are legal with judicial authorization and...more
June 14, 2022, 5:24 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Data show that between 2008 and 2018, the time fathers spend with their children (on active care days) has increased with 48 minutes, from 1 hour and 27 minutes to 2 hours and 15 minutes. In comparison, mothers in 2018 spent 2 hours and 55 minutes with their children (on active care days)" (8).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Data show that between 2008 and 2018, the time fathers spend with their children (on active care days) has increased with 48 minutes, from 1 hour and 27 minutes to 2 hours and 15 minutes. In comparison, mothers in 2018 spent 2 hours and 55 minutes with their children (on active care days)" (8).
March 10, 2022, 10:53 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"UNHCR staff reported restrictions on movement [for refugees] increasingly forced families to send children and young women, whom authorities are less likely to stop yet who are more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, to perform family errands" (24).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"UNHCR staff reported restrictions on movement [for refugees] increasingly forced families to send children and young women, whom authorities are less likely to stop yet who are more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, to perform family errands" (24).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"A women spends a lot of time completing her required daily duties as compared to a man. For most Somali women its around the clock, it never stops. And if she has a daughter, as she gets older she will help with the chores and labor work" (1).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"A women spends a lot of time completing her required daily duties as compared to a man. For most Somali women its around the clock, it never stops. And if she has a daughter, as she gets older she will help with the chores and labor work" (1).
Sept. 8, 2021, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"And a Japanese governor who recommended men go grocery shopping during the pandemic because women take too long" (para 2). This suggests that women may generally be expected to shop for groceries (JLR CODER COMMENT). "During the economic miracle, women were largely relegated to the domestic sphere or occupied clerical and secretarial roles in offices, largely due to attitudes at that time. '(The older generation) think back then society worked better and the economy was better -- there's that arrogance,' said Choo. Mori and Nikai both said women should remain silent. Choo says their disparaging remarks toward women were examples of traditional and outdated views on the place of women...more
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"And a Japanese governor who recommended men go grocery shopping during the pandemic because women take too long" (para 2). This suggests that women may generally be expected to shop for groceries (JLR CODER COMMENT). "During the economic miracle, women were largely relegated to the domestic sphere or occupied clerical and secretarial roles in offices, largely due to attitudes at that time. '(The older generation) think back then society worked better and the economy was better -- there's that arrogance,' said Choo. Mori and Nikai both said women should remain silent. Choo says their disparaging remarks toward women were examples of traditional and outdated views on the place of women...more
July 29, 2021, 3:23 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"In addition to rape and sexual violence committed in the context of attacks on villages, many women and girls have been raped during or following displacement from their homes. These attacks have targeted women and girls travelling to displaced persons camps or to towns, leaving the relative protection of those locations to collect firewood, water or other items, and taking these goods to market to sell in exchange for necessary family items. Women and girls are particularly at risk for rape once displaced because collecting firewood and fetching water are chores traditionally allocated to women. Most of the displaced communities living in the camps are almost entirely dependent on humanitarian...more
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"In addition to rape and sexual violence committed in the context of attacks on villages, many women and girls have been raped during or following displacement from their homes. These attacks have targeted women and girls travelling to displaced persons camps or to towns, leaving the relative protection of those locations to collect firewood, water or other items, and taking these goods to market to sell in exchange for necessary family items. Women and girls are particularly at risk for rape once displaced because collecting firewood and fetching water are chores traditionally allocated to women. Most of the displaced communities living in the camps are almost entirely dependent on humanitarian...more
June 29, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Mary, another domestic worker, said that her employer would force her to work for 19 hours every day, for seven days a week, without a break or a day off" (para 17).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Mary, another domestic worker, said that her employer would force her to work for 19 hours every day, for seven days a week, without a break or a day off" (para 17).
May 31, 2021, 5:31 p.m.
Countries: Switzerland
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"The Swiss Trade Union Federation, which helped to organize the protests, said the coronavirus pandemic had shone a light on the lack of progress in improving equality, working conditions and recognition of unpaid domestic work. '(The pandemic) has in fact drawn attention to the kind of work that is very often carried out by women',' the federation wrote on its website" (para 4-5).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"The Swiss Trade Union Federation, which helped to organize the protests, said the coronavirus pandemic had shone a light on the lack of progress in improving equality, working conditions and recognition of unpaid domestic work. '(The pandemic) has in fact drawn attention to the kind of work that is very often carried out by women',' the federation wrote on its website" (para 4-5).
March 31, 2021, 3:48 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"During the pandemic Pakistan has seen…an increased burden of domestic and care work imposed on working women" (para 5). "Najeeb said women have faced a significant rise in care work at home, exacerbated by the increase in domestic violence" (para 13).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"During the pandemic Pakistan has seen…an increased burden of domestic and care work imposed on working women" (para 5). "Najeeb said women have faced a significant rise in care work at home, exacerbated by the increase in domestic violence" (para 13).
Feb. 23, 2021, 9:16 p.m.
Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"This research indicates that adolescent girls spend 75% more time than boys on household chores, which is significantly higher than the global average. Girls undertake 15-20 hours of chores each week, whereas boys are more likely to complete just a few hours, one to six" (para 10).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"This research indicates that adolescent girls spend 75% more time than boys on household chores, which is significantly higher than the global average. Girls undertake 15-20 hours of chores each week, whereas boys are more likely to complete just a few hours, one to six" (para 10).
Jan. 31, 2021, 3:04 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Women continue to do the bulk of unpaid care and domestic work, with 32.6% of women reporting doing 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work per week as compared to 11.7% of men" (9).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Women continue to do the bulk of unpaid care and domestic work, with 32.6% of women reporting doing 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work per week as compared to 11.7% of men" (9).
Jan. 1, 2021, 4 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Men are as likely as women to be chasing young children through Helsinki’s vast new central library, or walking them home beside the city’s lakes. Statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development show it is the only country where fathers spend more time with school-age children than mothers, said Mikko Koivumaa" (para 11-12). "While men are entitled to parental leave, they account for only about 10% of the total, leaving mostly women caring for young children in their first year of life, with knock-on effects for careers, earnings and pensions" (para 23).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Men are as likely as women to be chasing young children through Helsinki’s vast new central library, or walking them home beside the city’s lakes. Statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development show it is the only country where fathers spend more time with school-age children than mothers, said Mikko Koivumaa" (para 11-12). "While men are entitled to parental leave, they account for only about 10% of the total, leaving mostly women caring for young children in their first year of life, with knock-on effects for careers, earnings and pensions" (para 23).
Jan. 1, 2021, 3:38 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"And Ms. Hojo, like many women in Japan, cannot accept a full-time job even after Mr. Abe pushed through a law intended to ease Japan’s brutal work culture. Because she shoulders the bulk of housework and child care, the hours at work would be too demanding" (para 4). "Ms. Hojo, the accountant, said she viewed her destiny as extending beyond motherhood. 'I still have ambition,' she said. When she returned to work after staying home with her newborn daughter for two years, she took a part-time job at the medical clinic where she had previously worked full time. Since her husband worked 100-hour weeks as a delivery service driver, she...more
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"And Ms. Hojo, like many women in Japan, cannot accept a full-time job even after Mr. Abe pushed through a law intended to ease Japan’s brutal work culture. Because she shoulders the bulk of housework and child care, the hours at work would be too demanding" (para 4). "Ms. Hojo, the accountant, said she viewed her destiny as extending beyond motherhood. 'I still have ambition,' she said. When she returned to work after staying home with her newborn daughter for two years, she took a part-time job at the medical clinic where she had previously worked full time. Since her husband worked 100-hour weeks as a delivery service driver, she...more
Jan. 1, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Mr. Kataoka, a marketing web consultant, believed he was already doing his share. He gave his wife a list of tasks he regularly performs: bathing their two pre-school-age children, washing dishes, overseeing tooth brushing. How little he knew. In a meticulous spreadsheet, Ms. Kataoka, a nursing student, enumerated her 210 tasks to his 21. 'I really wanted him to understand just how much I was doing,' she said" (para 3-5). "For working couples, Japan’s efforts to combat the spread of the virus — encouraging teleworking and asking residents to stay inside — have highlighted disparities in the division of domestic work that shape households across the globe but are especially...more
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Mr. Kataoka, a marketing web consultant, believed he was already doing his share. He gave his wife a list of tasks he regularly performs: bathing their two pre-school-age children, washing dishes, overseeing tooth brushing. How little he knew. In a meticulous spreadsheet, Ms. Kataoka, a nursing student, enumerated her 210 tasks to his 21. 'I really wanted him to understand just how much I was doing,' she said" (para 3-5). "For working couples, Japan’s efforts to combat the spread of the virus — encouraging teleworking and asking residents to stay inside — have highlighted disparities in the division of domestic work that shape households across the globe but are especially...more
Jan. 1, 2021, 2:26 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Cultural traditions discourage women from working outside the home, according to Mashooque Birhamani, SSO’s chief executive officer" (para 2). "Clean water is also a major issue—many citizens, usually women and children, must walk five or more miles in search of drinking water. The task often keeps children, particularly girls, out of school" (para 11).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Cultural traditions discourage women from working outside the home, according to Mashooque Birhamani, SSO’s chief executive officer" (para 2). "Clean water is also a major issue—many citizens, usually women and children, must walk five or more miles in search of drinking water. The task often keeps children, particularly girls, out of school" (para 11).
Jan. 1, 2021, 11:50 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
“The demands of family responsibilities can be a significant barrier to enrolling and remaining in school for all student parents but especially for women, who generally devote more time to caregiving than men do. A majority of parents report spending 30 hours or more a week on caregiving, and mothers report spending more time on caring for dependents than fathers do. More than two-thirds (68 percent) of mothers attending community college provide 30 or more hours of caregiving weekly, compared with 42 percent of fathers (Miller et al., 2011). Caregiving responsibilities reduce the time student parents spend on homework or studying” (23). “In general, women are more likely than men...more
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
“The demands of family responsibilities can be a significant barrier to enrolling and remaining in school for all student parents but especially for women, who generally devote more time to caregiving than men do. A majority of parents report spending 30 hours or more a week on caregiving, and mothers report spending more time on caring for dependents than fathers do. More than two-thirds (68 percent) of mothers attending community college provide 30 or more hours of caregiving weekly, compared with 42 percent of fathers (Miller et al., 2011). Caregiving responsibilities reduce the time student parents spend on homework or studying” (23). “In general, women are more likely than men...more
Dec. 31, 2020, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Mexico, South Korea
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Over the last 50 years, women decreased their hours of unpaid work as they increased the hours of paid work. Men have been doing more housework and child care, but they didn’t take up the slack so gender inequalities in the use of time are still large in all countries. Turkish women spend the most time doing unpaid work, such as housework or shopping, at 377 minutes a day, followed by Mexican women at 373.This compares to their menfolk: Mexican men who spend an average of 113 minutes on unpaid work and Korean men who spend only 45 minutes, the least of all" (para 5).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Over the last 50 years, women decreased their hours of unpaid work as they increased the hours of paid work. Men have been doing more housework and child care, but they didn’t take up the slack so gender inequalities in the use of time are still large in all countries. Turkish women spend the most time doing unpaid work, such as housework or shopping, at 377 minutes a day, followed by Mexican women at 373.This compares to their menfolk: Mexican men who spend an average of 113 minutes on unpaid work and Korean men who spend only 45 minutes, the least of all" (para 5).
Dec. 31, 2020, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Over the last 50 years, women decreased their hours of unpaid work as they increased the hours of paid work. Men have been doing more housework and child care, but they didn’t take up the slack so gender inequalities in the use of time are still large in all countries. Turkish women spend the most time doing unpaid work, such as housework or shopping, at 377 minutes a day, followed by Mexican women at 373. This compares to their menfolk: Mexican men who spend an average of 113 minutes on unpaid work and Korean men who spend only 45 minutes, the least of all" (para 5).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"Over the last 50 years, women decreased their hours of unpaid work as they increased the hours of paid work. Men have been doing more housework and child care, but they didn’t take up the slack so gender inequalities in the use of time are still large in all countries. Turkish women spend the most time doing unpaid work, such as housework or shopping, at 377 minutes a day, followed by Mexican women at 373. This compares to their menfolk: Mexican men who spend an average of 113 minutes on unpaid work and Korean men who spend only 45 minutes, the least of all" (para 5).
Dec. 31, 2020, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: France, Italy
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"When it comes to time spent on personal care, including eating and sleeping, the gap between the sexes is much smaller. French women spend the most time in personal care, at 755, just ahead of Italian women at 697. Their men spend almost as much time (738) – just ahead of Italian males at 697" (para 6).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"When it comes to time spent on personal care, including eating and sleeping, the gap between the sexes is much smaller. French women spend the most time in personal care, at 755, just ahead of Italian women at 697. Their men spend almost as much time (738) – just ahead of Italian males at 697" (para 6).