housework

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"Who else will give you 250 rupees an hour just for doing housework?" said Sriramyachandra from her kitchen in Chennai in southern India's Tamil Nadu state.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“Beef” links the potential liabilities women face by locking into long-term relationships to the realities of the capitalist trap, which draws women into not only unpaid housework but uncompensated emotional labor, too.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

So it shouldn’t be surprising that women have played a central role in inventing products that reduced the physical toil of daily housework.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

I had always helped Ma some with housework and chores, but ever since the blowup last week, I’d been condemned to full-time home training.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu