Every women contributes to your home an average amount equivalent to 77 thousand 192 pesos per person. unpaid housework and care work that they earn almost three times more than men contribute, revealed National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).
In cases where women are primarily involved in household chores, the figure rises to an average of 97,163 pesos, according to the autonomous body. For heads of households, the amount is P75,976.
In contrast, each man carries out similar activities for an average of 31,844 pesos. This means that women contribute 2.6 times more economic value to their homes through housework and care work than men.
This workload also affects women’s ability to integrate into the labor market, as they devote 63.4% of their total working time to such activities, while they spend only 34% on paid activities.
In contrast, men devote only 26% of their working time to housework and care, while they devote 70% to paid activities.
Measuring the total workload at home, Inegi found that for every 10 hours women worked, men completed 8.6.
“Responsibility for housework and care falls mainly on women,” the autonomous institute emphasized.
In 2022, the economic value of unpaid housework and care work was 7.2 trillion pesos, equivalent to 24.3% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) National.
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This value was higher than that of other economic activities such as manufacturing, trade and educational services, which had participation rates of 21.5, 19.6 and 3.4%, respectively.
When this work was measured in terms of hours and the economic value of the total output, women’s contribution was 72% and men’s 28%. This means that the former account for almost three-quarters of the total.
The states of Mexico, Mexico City, Jalisco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Nuevo Leon recorded the highest economic value of housework and care work.
Broken down by activity, care and support accounted for 24.9% of total economic value, and home cleaning and maintenance accounted for 22.6%.
Shopping and housekeeping came in third with 11.6%, while helping other households and volunteering came in fourth with 8.9%.
However, when divided by gender, women have a greater contribution in all types of activities, but mainly in nutrition – 81.1%, cleaning and care of clothes and shoes – 78.1%.
In contrast, the area in which men contributed the most was shopping and housekeeping – 42.2%, which is still lower than women’s contribution in the same aspect.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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