Men are more involved in unpaid work at home, but the gender gap persists

laundry was shared equally,2 which was Regardless of their labour force participation similar to 2011 (26.6%).3 Participants were and changes in recent years, women much less likely to report that laundry was continue to do the majority of household mostly done by men, although the proportion work in Canada.1 saying so more than doubled from 6.8% in In 2020, less than half (47.5%) of people 2011 t. [...] 2011.3 Survey participants were less likely to 62.5 minutes).a, 4 Women who did not report that men prepared most of the meals, telework also reported spending more time although there was an increase from 10.2% per day than men in the same employment in 2011 to 16.1% in 2020.2 It is important arrangement on unpaid housework to note that the survey data measured (87.3 minutes vs. [...] In addition, the 2020 Data from the 2022 Time Use Survey data were collected in June, after the also show that among parents who worked COVID-19 pandemic had been declared and from home, mothers spent an average of THE VANIER INSTITUTE OF THE FAMILY FAMILIES COUNT 2024 | FAMILY WORK 51.5 minutes more per day with children remains gendered: women continue to than fathers did (323.5 minutes in total. [...] Women’s Unpaid Work in Canada: Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. [...] Families Count 2024 is a publication of the Vanier Institute of the Family that provides accurate and timely information on families and family life in Canada.