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"Fathers want to work fewer hours were asked in this study why they don't reduce their work hours. We find: * 47% say they need the money they earn by working long hours, whether or not their spouse earns more money than they do. * 16% say they could not keep their jobs if they worked fewer hours. * 14% say they need to work long hours to keep up with the demands of their j"

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"Findings from our study, based on data collected in 2006-07, show that despite women's considerable gains in science in recent decades, female scientists do nearly twice as much housework as their male counterparts. Partnered women scientists at places like Stanford University do 54 percent of the cooking, cleaning, and laundry in their households; partnered men scientists do just 28 percent. This translates to more than ten hours a week for women- in addition to the nearly sixty hours a week they are already working as scientists-and to just five hours for men."