Family : Research Studies - Haartmann

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  Heidi Hartmann's 1981 research found that women who had jobs outside the home nevertheless remained responsible for the bulk of the housework. Husbands with working wives did not tend to do any more housework than those whose wives did not. She concedes that the growth of female participation in the labour market has given women some degree of independence. However, the low waged work typically available to them reinforces male dominance both in the home and in the wider society.