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Working women do more chores than men

Working women spend more time on housework than working men and, perhaps not surprisingly, have less leisure time on an average day than men, according to a Labor Department survey. FULL STORY

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Who's doing what?

1960
— Workers producing goods: 35 percent
— Workers providing services: 65 percent
Today
— Workers producing goods: 17 percent
— Workers providing services: 83 percent

THE OVERTIME DEBATE

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