Gendered Division of Household Chores among Married Social Workers and Their Spouses

Abstract

Over the last two decades, women have been incorporated into the workforce all over the world. On the other hand, men either do not contribute to household chores or their share is much less. The situation is not different in Pakistan. Therefore, the current study was designed to measure the performance of household chores by married social workers and their spouses.  Data was collected from all married social workers working in Social Welfare Department in Punjab-Pakistan through questionnaire. As per inclusion criteria, responses of 297 participants were retained for data analysis. The study results showed that almost all the household chores are performed by women. Although their share was less, men were also found to indulge in household tasks. There was the traditional distribution of household tasks among married social workers either men or women. The state should introduce policies for equal division of household chores in dual-earner families.