Is your housework split sexist?

In this episode of the "More or Less" podcast, host Tim Harford interviews Corinne Low, an Associate Professor at the Wharton School, about her research on how heterosexual couples divide their time between paid work and unpaid housework. Low's research, detailed in her book "Feminomics" (UK) / "Having It All" (US), reveals that women still perform significantly more housework than men, even when they are the primary breadwinners. This phenomenon persists in the US, UK, and Australia, challenging the notion of economically rational specialization within households and suggesting that gender roles play a significant role in the unequal distribution of domestic labor. The discussion includes analysis of time-use data, divorce outcomes, and comparisons across different types of couples to support these findings.