, 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 …The time allocated to household chores is substantial, with the burden falling disproportionately upon women. Further …

of non-standard and precarious employment. Women and men have relatively equal levels of unemployment at present, but the …Changes in the structure and regulation of employment in Japan differentially impact men and women. The labor force … gender segmented labor market, with men continuing in relatively protected and regulated standard employment and women …

, 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 …The time allocated to household chores is substantial, with the burden falling disproportionately upon women. Further …

, social norms about how much housework men and women should contribute are likely to influence couples' housework allocation … by predicted housework time, and that women's satisfaction, but not men's, is robustly affected by their partners … dimensions. We suggest several reasons for our results, including that housework is more salient in women's lives than in men …