The time allocated to household chores is substantial, with the burden falling disproportionately upon women. Further …, social norms about how much work men and women should contribute in the home are likely to influence couples' housework … satisfaction based on predicted and residual housework time. We find that women's satisfaction, but not men's, is robustly affected …

-gender households. As women have entered the labor market in greater numbers and gender wage differentials have declined, female … differences in the ease of access to superior partnership alternatives for women who out-earn their partners. While gender …