Post Date December, 03 2023
The recently popular "Marriage Defense War" has launched a series of stories about who men and women should be at home. Guo Yang, played by Tong Dawei, believes that men are mainly fighting for their careers and making economic efforts for their families.
Li Mei, played by Ma Yili, believes that women are more tired than men because they have to work outside and take care of their families. But is it true? According to the results of a "time consumption survey" conducted by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics in the United States, the traditional social pattern of "men in charge of the outside world and women in charge of the inside world" has not changed. Men spend more time in the workplace, while women do more housework.
Who works longer hours? According to the survey, American employees work an average of 7.5 hours a day, and men work 56 minutes longer than women. This difference partly reflects that more women than men are engaged in part-time jobs. Among full-time employees (35 hours or more per week on average), men also work longer hours, with an average of 8.3 hours per day; For women, it is 7.5 hours.
Who works longer at home? The survey shows that 24% of employees complete part or all of their work at home, and another 84% complete part or all of their work at work. In this regard, the proportion of men and women is basically equal.
Who does more housework? In daily life, an average of 20% of men do housework such as wiping, washing or washing clothes, while women account for 51%. 40% of men will do some food preparation or cleaning chores, while women account for 68%; Who has more time to rest and play every day? In daily life, almost everyone over the age of 15 will engage in some recreational activities, such as watching TV, participating in social activities, or exercising. Among them, men spend an average of 5.8 hours per day and women spend 5.1 hours.
Who likes sports more? Compared with women, men are more interested in sports, fitness and entertainment activities. They spend 21% of their time here every day, while women spend 16%.
For men and women who participate in the same sports, men spend more time, averaging 2 hours, while women spend 1.4 hours; Who looks after children longer? In families with children under the age of 6, women spend an average of 1.1 hours a day caring for their children, feeding them or bathing them. Men spend only 0.5 hours on such things.
The survey also found that men spend more time sleeping, eating, drinking, cleaning the lawn and garden and watching TV; Women spend more time shopping.
Caring for non-family members, engaging in religious and spiritual activities, taking classes, doing housework and doing research. Although the daily activities of the two sides are so different, the time and energy they put into volunteer activities are comparable.
(Intern editor: Chen Hao)
