Except it's not true. Women between the ages of 18 and 64 spent 18 fewer hours on housework each week in 2005 than they did in 1900. However, men aged 18-to-64

Except it's not true. Women between the ages of 18 and 64 spent 18 fewer hours on housework each week in 2005 than they did in 1900. However, men aged 18-to-64 took up much of the slack, spending about 13 more hours on housework in 2005 than in 1900. What has changed are the specific things they spend time on. http://www.nber.org/digest/oct08/w13985.html http://www.nber.org/digest/oct08/w13985.html