Women Shoulder Most Household Chores

Women have long suspected they still do more of the housework than their husbands.

Eight out of ten married women do more housework than their partners.

The think tank found only one in ten married men do the same amount as their wives. Around 1 in ten do more.

Only 3 per cent of married women spend fewer than three hours a week on housework, with almost half doing 13 hours or more.

"Only when women earn more, their bargaining power with their partners increases, so closing the gender pay gap would help.’