, 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 …