These men also realized that finding a work-committed partner means taking on more at home. And even though the gender gap in housework persists, many men—and especially younger men—are more involved in domestic work than their fathers. While women continue to do more, men’s contribution to housework has doubled since the 1960s, increasing from about 15 percent to more than 30 percent of the total, while the time they spend caring for children has increased even more, especially because men are now more likely to multitask by combining leisure and child care.
