Women work more hours than men? Depends on the definition of ‘work’

Published October 27, 2016 3:51pm ET



A new report spreading across the Internet seems designed to make women feel as though they’re being mistreated. And as with nearly all reports of this nature, some of the details are being left out.

Take this NBC News article on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2016, which boasts that “Women Work 39 Days More Than Men Per Year.” Nowhere in the article does NBC acknowledge that the extra work women are doing is household chores.

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