[h=1]Tho' there is no data for India we will also have similar figures for men, (most of us do not help our better halves in kitchen/home) I guess..But for working women I think with both household work and office work their hours would be close to 70-75 hours a week
Yes, we work hard these days, but we work a lot less than we used to[/h] December 14, 2014 2:00 PM
Henry Blodget, Business Insider
Sometimes it feels like all anyone has time to do these days is work.
And thanks to decades of stagnant wages, a lot of people do have to work grueling hours, and multiple jobs, just to tread water.
But as these charts from Max Roser at Our World In Data show, on average, in developed countries, people work a lot less than they used to.
Max Roser, Our World In Data
Max Roser, Our World In Data
One caveat on these charts is that they show hours-worked-per-employed-person, not hours worked per-capita. The entry of many women into the out-of-home work force over the last five decades has meant that, in many countries, the percentage of the population counted as “working” has risen sharply. So in many households, the total-hours-worked-per-household has probably risen.
(Of course, as anyone who has managed all the work around a house will attest—especially without modern shopping, cooking, and cleaning tools—women have busted their butts for centuries. It’s only recently however that their work has been counted as “work.”)
Yes, we work hard these days, but we work a lot less than we used to | VentureBeat | Business | by Mark Sullivan
Yes, we work hard these days, but we work a lot less than we used to[/h] December 14, 2014 2:00 PM
Henry Blodget, Business Insider
Sometimes it feels like all anyone has time to do these days is work.
And thanks to decades of stagnant wages, a lot of people do have to work grueling hours, and multiple jobs, just to tread water.
But as these charts from Max Roser at Our World In Data show, on average, in developed countries, people work a lot less than they used to.
Max Roser, Our World In Data
Max Roser, Our World In DataOne caveat on these charts is that they show hours-worked-per-employed-person, not hours worked per-capita. The entry of many women into the out-of-home work force over the last five decades has meant that, in many countries, the percentage of the population counted as “working” has risen sharply. So in many households, the total-hours-worked-per-household has probably risen.
(Of course, as anyone who has managed all the work around a house will attest—especially without modern shopping, cooking, and cleaning tools—women have busted their butts for centuries. It’s only recently however that their work has been counted as “work.”)
Yes, we work hard these days, but we work a lot less than we used to | VentureBeat | Business | by Mark Sullivan
