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Why housework costs a woman dear.

Byline: Steve Doughty

AS she slaves over a hot stove, many a woman is also seeing her wealthboil away.

And when she does the washing up, her money is effectively draining down theplughole.

Because the reason women earn less than men is simple - they do more housework,academics claimed yesterday.

Most observers, including the Government, think the 18 per cent difference inearnings between the sexes is mainly caused by women having children and thenchoosing to spend more time than men in their upbringing. But the real reasonis that women do the harder work - namely cooking, laundry and shopping - in ahousehold, according to the Institute for Social and Economic ...

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