The modern marriage trap — and what to do about it

While there are exceptions, it remains true that an asymmetrical division of labor in the family is still typical. Among dual-earner couples, men and women are working about the same number of hours per week in paid and unpaid work combined—54 hours a week to 53, respectively—but women do about two-thirds of the unpaid work and one-third of the paid work; men do the inverse.