Number of additional minutes women spend on completing unpaid housework each day compared to men | |
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India | 300.1 |
Mexico | 260.7 |
Turkey | 260.3 |
Japan | 256.7 |
Portugal | 231.9 |
Italy | 211.4 |
South Korea | 182.3 |
Ireland | 166.9 |
South Africa | 165.4 |
China | 143 |
Sources:
blogs.wsj.com
More than just wages, in many countries there is a significant gap between the amount of time men and women spend doing housework. Of all the nations in the world, the gender chore gap is largest in India, where women spend on average five more hours than men.