The University of Wisconsin?s National Survey of Families and Households show that today, the number of hours a woman spends on housework still outnumbers a man?s by almost 2 to 1, and that?s when both partners work outside of the home full time. When it comes to child care, such as feeding, clothing and bathing the kids, women spend 15 hours a week tending to children. Dads spend two. In families where both parents earn a paycheck, the mother does an average of 11 hours of child care a week, while the father does three.
The shocker? Researchers say the ratios are similar to those of 90 years ago.