HOUSEKEEPING – AUSTRALIA

Melbourne Institute & Roy Morgan – Taking The Pulse of the Nation: Many women are dissatisfied with the division of unpaid domestic work between them and their partner

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 19-Jun-24

Taking the Pulse of the Nation (TTPN) surveys the Australian population to capture their sentiments and behaviours related to current economic and social issues. The March 2024 survey reveals that, while the total hours of unpaid domestic work has decreased since March 2023 for parents of dependent children, women -and mothers in particular – continue to undertake disproportionately more household work. Such activities include grocery shopping, food preparation, laundry, grounds care and gardening, home and vehicle maintenance, caring for children, caring for adults, and paying bills. Although the gender gap in part reflects differences in employment status – and, thus, could reflect a conscious decision to specialise within couples – women are more often dissatisfied with the division of household tasks than men. To view all Melbourne Institute – Roy Morgan Taking The Pulse of the Nation Reports visit the TTPN website portal: https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/data/ttpn.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE. INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH

Melbourne Institute & Roy Morgan – Taking The Pulse of the Nation: Women continue to do more unpaid domestic work than men, better provision of external support services and greater flexibility to work from home needed to reduce burden

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 3-May-23

In Australia, women consistently undertake more unpaid domestic work – which includes grocery shopping, food preparation, laundry, gardening, home and vehicle maintenance, caring for children and paying bills – than men. The March 2023 Taking the Pulse of the Nation survey reveals that women with children bear the brunt of these demands and that cost or availability of external support services as well as a lack of support from friends and families are key contributing factors. Greater flexibility to work from home could help reduce that burden. The survey shows that women do 23.1 hours of unpaid domestic work per week compared to men’s 15.3 hours. This difference is not solely attributable to gender variance in time spent at work; even when women are in full-time employment, they spend almost four hours more doing household chores than men (17.4 hours vs 13.8 hours). The gender gap exists across all age groups, but is most pronounced between ages 35 and 64, corresponding to child-rearing and pre-retirement stages in people’s lifecycle. This report is based on a total of 1,005 adult respondents from data collected in March 2023. To view all Melbourne Institute – Roy Morgan Taking The Pulse of the Nation Reports visit the TTPN website portal: https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/data/ttpn.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE. INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH