Damn those gender roles sure die hard, or that stereotype about men being dirty is real talk. Either way, a new Bureau of Labor Statistics survey released on Wednesday reveals that men are still lightweights at helping out at home. Man up dude, gawd. » 6/18/14 8:00pm 6/18/14 8:00pm

The other night I found myself perusing toddler cleaning sets on Amazon, as one does. There I was, looking through the toy Dysons and the tiny play ironing sets when I saw them, and caught a glimpse into our future. A future in which equality reigns and beruffled rubber gloves with faux jewels glued to them in an… » 12/20/13 6:15pm 12/20/13 6:15pm

"What is a 'rent-a-wife?'" you may wonder upon reading about the service. "Is it a prostitute who kisses on the mouth and attends family functions?" No, dear reader, it is not. Rent-a-Wife is an L.A.-based business that lets you rent a "wife" to take care of various chores for you. It's a good idea — but, seriously,… » 8/30/13 6:30pm 8/30/13 6:30pm

While most half hour comedy tropes can be dismissed as tired rehashings of antique male/female stereotypes, one recurring sitcom and beer commercial theme bears out statistically: men still don't do their share of housework. AM I RITE LADIES? (uproarious laugh track) » 8/13/13 1:40pm 8/13/13 1:40pm

Obviously this woman is not exactly Rosie the Riveter. But it's clear the model is inspired by the World War II icon — the polka-dot headband, the blue workshirt, the tough expression. But instead of putting a mothertrucking bomber together, this lady is about to do the floors. Earlier this week, Alexandra Petri wrote… » 6/06/13 3:00pm 6/06/13 3:00pm

Have you thanked your vacuum cleaner yet today? (Don't. It's an inanimate object and its lack of response will leave you feeling nothing but rejected. P.S. I think my dishwasher is mad at me.) Perhaps you should (but, really, don't) because it's largely in part to the vacuum cleaner and other household appliances that… » 12/05/12 12:00pm 12/05/12 12:00pm

A groundbreakingly retro new study making the rounds today purports to prove that households where the man does half of the housework experience a higher divorce rate than couples where the woman does the housework and the man spends the day doing other stuff, like reading the newspaper in an easy chair while smoking… » 9/28/12 6:40pm 9/28/12 6:40pm

Here's something to get excited about: Working men are doing far more chores around the house. Well actually, there's still a huge gap between the amount of time working women spend on housework compared to their male partners. We're supposed to be impressed by their effort, but when dudes start from Don Draper… » 7/31/11 11:18pm 7/31/11 11:18pm

According to researchers who observed 30 dual-earner couples in Los Angeles with at least one child aged 8-10, women are screwed. » 5/20/11 1:20pm 5/20/11 1:20pm

A midwestern mother received a vacuum cleaner for Christmas, along with a surprise gift of $280K worth of drugs someone had stashed inside. First Clay Matthews's confusing roided-up-Fabio-joins-a-crappy-metal-band hairdo, and now this? Strange things are afoot in Green Bay. » 1/16/11 10:55am 1/16/11 10:55am

After talking to 1,100 working dads, researchers at Lancaster University learned that men feel less stressed-out when they equally share housework and childcare duties. Which means they're happiest when they do all the housework, right? Say yes. [Image stacymbass/Flickr.] » 11/06/10 3:40pm 11/06/10 3:40pm

Sometimes a crap Craigslist ad drips with douchery aforethought — and sometimes the dude responsible just seems authentically, painfully clueless. The following missive from a currently wife-less "professional" falls into the latter camp. » 9/07/10 2:48pm 9/07/10 2:48pm

• And now for the Worst Headline Of The Day: "The lazy husband myth: forget feminist moans, men do more than their fair share around the house," brought to you from - where else? - the Daily Fail.
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According to the Observer, unemployed men have been reduced to poaching eggs, weighing edamame and — shocker — playing with children. But silly as their concerns may seem, they may be part of a larger recessionary turn toward housewifery. » 8/04/10 3:42pm 8/04/10 3:42pm

Housework has always been a sticky spot for feminists. To some, it's a prison from which women have to free themselves. For others, including countless stay-at-home moms and professional domestic workers, it is work that has never earned adequate respect. » 7/30/10 4:14pm 7/30/10 4:14pm

"35 beds to be made, 750 items of glass/china and 400 pieces of silverware to wash, 174 lbs. of food to prepare, some 250 pieces of laundry" — it added up to some 100 hours of joy per week. [PtakScienceBooks] » 6/02/10 12:40pm 6/02/10 12:40pm