Purpose

As women perform most household chores and other nonproductive work, gender-based division of labor in the home has now been identified as a barrier to gender equality. The objective of this study is to assess the effects of gender distribution of housework especially for women and investigate the factors influencing the total hours spent on house chores in Bangladesh.

Design/methodology/approach

This study adopted a quantitative approach based on survey data obtained from 200 households in the Madaripur and Gopalganj districts of Bangladesh. To analyze the obtained data, the partial least squares (PLS) regression was used.

Findings

According to this study, demographic and socioeconomic factors of women, and gender are influencing the total hours spent in housework. Women were observed to have a positive relationship with empowerment but a negative relationship with social perception. Social perception was further observed to have a significant impact on the total number of hours expended by women on house chores.

Practical implications

The study suggests that the importance of sharing the burden of household work be taught in schools and community-based awareness programs so that it becomes ingrained as a social and cultural practice. Furthermore, the government should conduct a proper assessment that recognizes unpaid housework by women as an important factor in inclusive sustainable development.

Originality/value

Issues of inequality in the division of labor in household activities are barely recognized in Bangladesh. Therefore, this study collected primary data to assess the effects of gender on the distribution of housework. The findings of the study will help policymakers and academicians to better understand the gender-based division of household labor.

Peer review

The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-03-2023-0195.

中文翻译：

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基于性别的家庭劳动分工：对孟加拉国选定地区的研究

目的

由于妇女承担大部分家务和其他非生产性工作，家庭中基于性别的劳动分工现已被认为是性别平等的障碍。本研究的目的是评估家务劳动性别分布的影响，特别是对女性的影响，并调查影响孟加拉国家务劳动总时间的因素。

设计/方法论/途径

本研究采用定量方法，基于从孟加拉国 Madaripur 和 Gopalganj 地区 200 个家庭获得的调查数据。为了分析获得的数据，使用偏最小二乘（PLS）回归。

发现

根据这项研究，女性的人口和社会经济因素以及性别正在影响家务劳动的总时间。据观察，女性与赋权有正相关关系，但与社会认知有负相关关系。进一步观察到，社会观念对妇女花在家务上的总时间有显着影响。

实际影响

研究表明，学校和社区意识项目应教授分担家务负担的重要性，使其成为一种根深蒂固的社会和文化实践。此外，政府应进行适当的评估，承认妇女无偿家务劳动是包容性可持续发展的一个重要因素。

原创性/价值

孟加拉国几乎没有认识到家庭活动分工不平等的问题。因此，本研究收集原始数据来评估性别对家务分配的影响。研究结果将帮助政策制定者和学者更好地理解基于性别的家庭劳动分工。

同行评审

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