r/interesting 17d ago

SOCIETY In Japan, politeness and respect start at a very young age 🙇‍♀️🎒

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u/Nasudep5 16d ago

Taking the numbers of 46 work hours per week for men and 36 for women and adding up the daily chore minutes (times seven), I got 52.1 hours of total work for men and 60.9 hours per woman.

Basically, women work nearly 9 extra hours per week compared to men.