Women spend more of their time doing unpaid work than men, including household chores, childcare, care of elderly and sick family members, and voluntary work. Comparing data collected in 14 countries through national time use surveys conducted in the period 1999 to 2004, women aged 25 to 44 spent almost triple the time men did on childcare per day (60 vs. 22 minutes). Women 15-24 also spent 60 minutes more per day preparing food, washing dishes, and cleaning the house and women 25-44 spent an average of 162 minutes more per day these tasks. The difference is particularly pronounced in.
