Gender Inequality

550 million hours of housework. This is where the gender gap begins

A woman and child shop at a Walmart to Go convenience store which is open on a trial basis in Bentonville, Arkansas June 5, 2014.  The new Walmart to Go stores will carry 3,500 of the products the regular Walmart stores carry at similar prices.   REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS) - RTR3SESA

Time spent working isn’t the only disparity; type of work can be equally problematic. Image: REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Lynsey Chutel
Correspondant, Quartz
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