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Women Worked Just As Much as Men in 2010


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Who works more -- men or women?

The answer is both.

Men and women worked about the same number of hours, according to stats from last year's American Time Use Survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics looked at how much "work" people aged 15 and older actually do a day. The results? Americans spend an average of 6.16 hours working.

But with so many doing nine-to-five jobs -- even when a one-hour lunch break is accounted for -- how do the findings make sense?

Apparently the bureau relied on a loose definition of "work," factoring in the time spent on household chores (which women do more of) as well as time spent on the job (which was greater for men).

Even with this new equality, 2009's statistics show that women's amount of time working hasn't really changed while men's dropped .14 hours from the previous average of 6.30 hours a day.

Men also spend more time on leisure activities and sports, according to the survey. Guys were on the golf course or watching a game at a bar an average of 5.57 hours a day, compared with women who spent just 4.82 hours on similar pastimes.

But the study didn't include time spent on shopping, going to the spa or church activities in the "leisure" category, according to Atlantic.com.

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