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The pandemic is changing how women are handling household responsibilities and it’s not for the better

The pandemic is changing how women are handling household responsibilities and it’s not for the better
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The pandemic is changing how women are handling household responsibilities and it’s not for the better.

When it comes to household responsibilities, half of the women say they feel pressured todo it all’, and the pandemic is making it worse.

The number of household responsibilities a woman takes care of has nearly doubled - this time last year women had an average of seven household duties to take care of, they now have six new responsibilities.

On top of that, only 10 percent of women said their partner does their share while 67% say their partner does less.

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