The More Money, The Less Housework For Working Women
A busy workload means less time at home and therefore less time for housework, regardless of income.
A new University of Massachusetts Amherst study finds married women do about one less hour of housework per week for every $7,500 they earn as full-time workers outside the home, regardless of the husband’s income. Married women who work full time may be looking largely at their own salaries — not those of their husbands — when deciding which routine chores can or should get done in their home. So why does the wives’ higher income translated into less time on housework? The reasons could include the financial freedom to hire a housekeeper; the time demands of some higher-paying jobs; different standards of tidiness; more outside activities and therefore less wear and tear to clean up in the house; or other factors.
