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Who does the hidden housework?

Noticing the kids need new shoes counts as work too. What does the research say?

Five questions on sharing chores at home, from Germany's time-use survey and two well-known studies. The figures are the researchers'; the tips are on our page.

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In Germany's 2022 time-use survey, about how many hours of unpaid work a week did women do?
- About 10 hours
- About 20.5 hours
- About 29.5 hours
- About 50 hours
Sociologist Allison Daminger split the "thinking work" of a home into four parts. Which is one of them?
- Anticipate
- Delegate
- Complain
- Postpone
In Daminger's study, which part of the thinking work was shared most evenly?
- Anticipating
- Deciding
- Monitoring
- None of them
A Cornell-led study counted couples as "sharing" chores when the man did what share?
- Exactly 50 percent
- 35 to 65 percent
- At least 80 percent
- Any amount
Our page suggests handing over chores in which way?
- As one-off favours
- As whole jobs, from noticing to checking
- Only on weekends
- By coin toss

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Learn more: 3 tips

Write the list together, so neither of you is guessing what the other does, and include the thinking work. Our suggestion.
Pick a regular, calm time, for example once a week, to look at the list again. A new job, a baby or an illness is a good moment to redo it. Our suggestion.
Someone being controlled, threatened or hurt is not a chore problem: call 112 (EU), 999 (UK) or 911 (US) if anyone is in danger. Our suggestion.