Housework and Child Care Women do more housework than men . Men average about ten hours per week doing housework, a figure which changes little when their wives work and they have young children in the household. Household tasks differ by gender . The difference is that men's tasks can be delayed, while women's tasks are constant. Results from the 1990 National Child Care Survey suggest that when there are pre-school age children in the household, men provide child care in about 1 in 5 cases.
Women are more likely to turn to neighbors and other relatives for care.
The child-care provider affects women's work attachment. Not all families pay for child care . Yet, the cost of care is related to its quality and reliability. Child care is an important factor in the welfare reform debate .