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housework

[hous-wurk] / ˈhaʊsˌwɜrk /


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Plus, why Phoenix’s empire of cubicle jobs is fading and how dads are scaling back at the office for kids and housework.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

That would require men to embrace feminist behaviors like treating women as equals and doing their fair share of housework.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

About half of caregivers regularly assisted a parent with errands, housework and home repairs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

These tools also allow women tasked with gestating children, caring for infants, and doing housework to not be completely consumed by it.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

Because of when it was done and what was going on in those years, some people thought it was about the Earth Goddess, which I found hilarious in view of my mother’s dislike of housework.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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