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TORONTO, Jul 19, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A new study says married Canadian women still do most of the housework but they are starting get more help from their husbands.
The study, based on time use data from the 2005 General Social Survey, found that while women have made dramatic breakthroughs in the job market, men have only gradually been getting into housework, Statistic Canada reported.
Between 1986 and 2005, the workday became longer for both men and women -- 0.6 hours longer for men and 0.7 hours for women. Most of the increase for men came from unpaid work in the house, on which they spent 2.5 hours per day on average in 2005, up from 2.1 hours in 1986.
The gain for women came entirely from paid work. In 2005, they spent an average of 4.4 hours at the office, up from 3.3 in 1986, the report said.
When wives have an income of $100,000 or more, the division of paid labor and housework within couples is more likely to be split equally. In these couples, each partner spent about 6.5 hours per day on paid work and 1.5 hours on housework, the report said.
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