Recent Studies About Gender Differences in Involvement and Responsibility for Childcare

question 19

Multiple Choice

Recent studies about gender differences in involvement and responsibility for childcare demonstrate which of the following?

• A) The gender gap in time spent by women and men is narrowing, but women still assume almost all the responsibility for planning and coordinating carework.
• B) Women spend more time on childcare, but men share equal responsibility for planning carework.
• C) Time spent on planning and performing carework by women and men is roughly equal.
• D) Men and women spend about an equal amount of time involved in carework, but women spend more time planning it.

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