Young and willmott (70's)- Roles are becoming more similar, found in a study that 72% of men did housework more then once a week.
Oakley-Criticised young and wilmott's study as it was based on "helping" and found that women who worked had a dual burden.
Allan and crow-Found that women still had the main responsibilties regarding domestic labour even when they work and named this the double shift.
Devine- Found that Men from this generation are contributing more to domestic work then previous generations (dads,grandfathers etc.) but not significantly.
British Household panel survey-Found that women do more domestic work then men even when the man is unemployed.
Ladder et al- found tasks are still gendered- men ( DIY & gardening) & women (cooking and cleaning).
Duncome and Marsden- Found that women had a triple shift when taking emotional work into account.
Devault- Found women do most hidden work ( such as remembering birthdays and making shopping lists.)
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