Feminist Perspective on Domestic Division of Labour

• Oakley challenged Young & Willmott and their perception that 72% of men are involved in housework beyond washing up
• Oakley found only 15% of men had high participation in housework and only 25% did in childcare
• Gershuny found men are slowed and slacking behind women in housework
• Golann suggests the reason men don't do housework is because they view it as unmasculine
• Duncombe and Marsden theorised the Triple Shift
• The Triple Shift states women do three pieces of work a day
• Duncombe and Marsden studied 40 white couples over 25 years to come up with the Triple Shift
• Duncombe and Marsden say men do not put in emotional effort while women do put in emotional effort but men want a picture perfect life without putting in the effort to do so
• Morris theorised the Duel Burden
• The Duel Burden states women most do paid work and domestic labour
• Lader et al found women in paid work do 21 hours of housework per week compared to just 12 hours for men
• Lader et al found 92% of women do some housework per day compared to 77% of men
• Sclater says washing machines and cleaners to supplement housework have increased the burden on women because cleanliness levels have risen as a result
• Future Foundation Survey asked 1000 adults in 2000
• Future Foundation Survey found men do 50 minutes of housework in 2000, compared to 10 minutes in 1960
• Future Foundation Survey found women in paid employment do 90 minutes of housework in 2000 compared to 110 minutes in 1960
• Green says women and men perceive leisure time differently
• Green says women view leisure time as all time out of paid work and housework
• Green says men only consider leisure time as all time out of paid work