The Importance of Houseworking

The importance of houseworking for children cannot be underestimated. Children are smaller and weaker than humans, so their survival and well-being depends on us. Moreover, children find romance, charm and whimsy in doing chores around the house. Thus, they make the most of the opportunities to do housework. It is a fact that women perform double the amount of housework than men. And women are twice as likely to become doctors if they perform housework.

Women scientists perform twice as much housework as men scientists

There are a variety of reasons why women scientists perform twice as much housework as men. The most commonly cited is the increase in time spent on childcare. However, a more significant reason may be that women scientists often take on disproportionate housework. Women scientists in dual career couples take on more than their male counterparts. Full-time professors and assistant professors have more time to devote to housework, while women in the health professions have less time to dedicate to household chores.

A study published by the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University found that women scientists performed almost twice as much housework as men. In addition, partnered women scientists performed 54 percent more housework than men. That means that they work over ten hours a week while men spend only five hours. It isn't clear how these differences are accounted for, but a woman's time spent on housework might be a significant contributor to career advancement.

Effects of time stress on housework

A new study examines the effects of time stress on housework and marriage. The results show a clear connection between housework and stress. Women who do more housework and husbands who spend more time doing it report higher cortisol levels. While husbands who spend more time doing housework and volunteering report lower stress, they do not receive the same benefit. Men, on the other hand, feel less time stress and report being happier in their relationships.

The traditional method of asking subjects how long they spend doing various tasks is not very accurate, and this leads to overestimation of the hours. The time-diary method is better, however, because it allows subjects to record their time spent on the various housework tasks. Because people are more likely to forget how long they spend on a given activity, a time-diary may be more reliable.