Women are still doing the lion's share of housework years into their relationships, revealing an uneven gender divide that continues to linger, according to new University of Alberta research.
A big gap in housework contributions that already existed for women surveyed at age 25 stayed the same to middle age, according to a study of 520 people, equally divided between the sexes.
Along with that, women's domestic workload only increased during the child-rearing years, the research showed.
The findings suggest that for couples who want to close that gap, "it's a challenge," says Matthew Johnson, a relationship researcher at the U of A and lead author on the study.
