countries. As more women now are in the labor force the interest in the use child care and housework of husband have grown. We … housework. The traditional role of mothers in child care activities is highly valued by many families, especially in Southern … labor market, most of them still have to assume total responsibility for housework and the care of the children. Child care …

housework in heterosexual dual-earner couples. Relying on the second wave of Harmonised European Time Use Survey (HETUS) data … for 10 European countries, we estimate spousal relative worktime and housework to analyse within-couple time …-use arrangements. The results show that the disparity between a wife's and a husband's workhours is gradually narrowing, yet housework …