Health and Welfare Policy Forum 2022.6 No.308, pp.64-76
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to suggest policy implications by analyzing the distribution of time use from the perspective of work-life balance. Measured in terms of the total time spent on work, childcare, and housework, the gender gap was greater among those married than among those unmarried. Respondents found themselves relatively short for time to spend on “leisure,” “other activities,” and “essential activities like eating and sleeping.” The difficulty of work-life balance was felt more among the married than among the unmarried. These results mean that the double burden of married women has not been resolved even though the policy of work-life balance has been continuously promoted since the 2000s. Therefore, it is necessary to create an environment in which parents who do childcare and housework can live with a flexible time structure.
