A recent study shows that an unequal share of household chores is still the norm in many households, despite the fact that many more women now have jobs. In a survey of 1,256 people ages between 18 and 65, men said they contributed an average of 37% of the total housework, while the women estimated their share to be nearly double that, at 70%. This ratio was not affected by whether the woman was working or not.

When they were asked what they thought was a fair division of labour, women with jobs felt that housework should be shared equally between male and female partners. Women who did not work outside the home were satisfied to perform 80% - the majority of the household work - if their husbands did remainder. Research has shown that, if levels increase beyond these percentages, women become unhappy and anxious, and feel they are unimportant.

After marriage, a woman is reported to increase her household workload by 14 hours per week, but for men the amount is just 90 minutes. So the division of labour becomes unbalanced, as a man's share increases much less than the woman's. It is the inequality and loss of respect, not the actual number of hours, which leads to anxiety and depression. The research describes housework as thankless and unfulfilling. Activities included in the study were cooking, cleaning, shopping, doing laundry, washing up and childcare. Women who have jobs report that they feel overworked by these chores in addition to their professional duties. In contrast, full-time homemakers frequently anticipate going back to work when the children grow up. Distress for this group is caused by losing the teamwork in the marriage.

The word "norm" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ..........

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• Which of the following types of food preservation was NOT mentioned in the passage?

• What happened when he saw the jumbo jet for the first time?

• Which of the following is mentioned as the main cause of the destruction of Mantle’s body?

• All activities mentioned in the passage are household chores EXCEPT .................

• The word this in paragraph 2 refers to ............

• According to the writer, failure in life and less support from parents will ______.

• According to the passage, Melville’s early novels were ...............

• Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT?

• According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world except ..............

• What of the White House was not yet complete when the Adamses moved in?

• When the writer first went to London, he was disappointed because ________.

• What does the word “they” in paragraph 2 refer to?

• All of the following statements are mentioned EXCEPT ______.

• What can be inferred about babies from this passage?

• According to the passage, what did people have to do first to settle an area?

• Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a source of information for The Sea Around Us?

• Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?