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NEWS ABOUT: housework

housework stories: 5 news summaries
DUSTING=Intimacy?

 Couples Who 
 Share Chores 
 Have More Sex 

Housework amps up your spouse, but why?

Oct 21, 09 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - More housework equals more sex, a new study shows, though watchers are split on why that is. Two answers quickly spring up: For one, active folks tend to pour their energy into all pursuits. “This group of go-getters seem to make sex a priority,” a researchers tells... More »

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work • study • marriage • sex • housework • relationship • opinion polls • women's issues

OPINION

Women's Workforce Equality Comes at a Price


Feb 13, 09 10:09 AM CST
(Newser) - At long last, women hold more than 49% of American jobs in this country, and 50% is in reach. But hold the confetti, writes Ellen Goodman of the Boston Globe. It's happening "because men are losing their jobs even faster than women." Last year, men took home... More »

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women • housework • working mothers • sex discrimination • inequality • equal pay • financial crisis

Hubbies Cost 7 Hours of Extra Housework a Week

But wives spend less time on chores than they once did

Apr 7, 08 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Husbands create seven hours a week of extra housework for their wives, while they themselves spend less time on housework than they did as singles, a new study has found. But it's not all bad news for women. Researchers tracking housework hours of single and married people also found that... More »

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marriage • housework • husband • wife • single women

Cleaners May Trigger Asthma

Common household products blamed
for 1 in 7 cases

Oct 14, 07 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cleaning products with bleach and air fresheners may cause asthma, or aggravate symptoms, even if those products are used only once a week, according to new research. As many as 1 in 7 asthma cases may be caused by exposure to household cleaners, says a study in the American Journal ... More »

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housework • asthma • air freshener • cleaning • bleach • irritant

Obama Does Housework

Candidate works with a home health care worker for a day

Aug 9, 07 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama mopped, dusted, and made breakfast for an elderly amputee yesterday as a precondition for gaining endorsement from the powerful Service Employees Union. Accompanied by a throng of photographers, Obama helped a caregiver perform her daily duties, and did his best to please. "Is this the way he... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • union • Service Employees Union • housework • campaign fundraising • Election 2008

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