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New study finds married men do less housework than live-in boyfriends
08-27-2007 · EurekAlert!The age-old stereotype that women do more housework than men has gotten more credibility with a George Mason University study co-written by sociologist Shannon Davis. The study of more than 17,000 people in 28 countries found that married men report doing less housework than men who are live-in boyfriends.
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