Dads pitch in, but moms still do most housework in pandemic
Richard Petts coauthored the study with researchers Daniel L. Carlson from the University
of Utah and Joanna R. Pepin from University of Texas at Austin.
In late April, Petts and the research team surveyed 1,060 U.S. parents residing with a partner of the opposite sex to examine how divisions of housework and child care may have changed since March 11, when the World Health Organization (WHO) classified COVID-19 as a pandemic.
Researchers analyzed changes in routine housework, care of children under age 6, and care of children ages 6 to 17. Routine housework includes cooking meals, doing dishes, house cleaning, laundry, and grocery shopping.