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The fall in time spent doing cleaning, cooking and household chores since Keynes' death is well documented. http://research.sabanciuniv.edu/277/1/3011800000841
by oli5679 10y ago
The fall in time spent doing cleaning, cooking and household chores since Keynes' death is well documented.
http://research.sabanciuniv.edu/277/1/3011800000841.pdf http://research.sabanciuniv.edu/277/1/3011800000841.pdf
"It took her 4 h to do a 38 lb load of laundry by hand, and then
about 4·5 h to iron it using old-fashioned irons. By comparison it took 41 min to do a load of
the laundry using electrical appliances and 1·75 h to iron it. The woman walked 3181 feet to do
the laundry by hand, and only 332 feet with electrical equipment. She walked 3122 feet when
ironing the old way, and 333 the new way"
- dasmoth 10y agoHow often did people do 38lb loads of laundry? The argument here is that we wear clothes fewer times between washing now, so laundry has dramatically increased.
- oli5679 10y agoI can't find good data on the topic but I'm sure it exists somewhere and would be confident that the the overall trend is a large reduction. Have a look at the female labour force participation rates in America and USA between 1900 and 2000. How are they compatible with households spending more time cleaning and cooking now than in 1900? As an alternative, ask old family members about the amount of time their mothers spent cooking, shopping and cleaning when they were growing up. Finally, look at time spent on Household chores in Mexico/Kenya vs USA.