housework

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That would require men to embrace feminist behaviors like treating women as equals and doing their fair share of housework.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

About half of caregivers regularly assisted a parent with errands, housework and home repairs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

"I find my own mental state is at its calmest outside whereas at home I can be overloaded with the chaos of housework," she says.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

One possible source of domestic tension: Women often still handle more of the housework and child care, even when they are breadwinners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

There was very little for a young girl to do in Ayemenem other than to wait for marriage proposals while she helped her mother with the housework.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy