Women Power: Both At Work And Home

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 16:08

According to a study, led by researchers from the University of Queensland, it says that women who are financially strong and are working somewhere also tend to do more of the household work.

The study showed that women contributing 70 per cent or more of the weekly income start doing more housework rather than less. They put in a little more time cleaning and cooking than a woman who contributes half to the family finances.

The study has shown that as women's earnings increase compared with their husbands', they gain more leverage over who does the housework. "No one wants to do housework but it has to be done. But as a woman earns more money, it gives her more say over how much domestic work she has to do," Theage.com.au quoted Hewitt, as saying.

However, in few Australian households - about 5 per cent - where women contribute 70 per cent or more to the budget, other sensitivities come into play. Hewitt explains: "For these women, doing extra housework is about compensating for their husbands not fulfilling the traditional male breadwinner role," said Hewitt. 'Women Power', the 'Real Power', you see!

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