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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation comprised of wealthy nations. Among its other functions the OECD gathers and releases some data relevant to the [[men's rights movement]]. |
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OECD data on paid and unpaid work done by men and women shows that in most countries the difference in total work is minimal when paid & unpaid work are added together. Moreover the OECD data does not include commute times which would drive up the total for men. Nor does it factor in the difficulty of the work, with men being far more likely to work outside and in more strenuous occupations. |
OECD data on paid and unpaid work done by men and women shows that in most countries the difference in total work is minimal when paid & unpaid work are added together. Moreover the OECD data does not include commute times which would drive up the total for men. Nor does it factor in the difficulty of the work, with men being far more likely to work outside and in more strenuous occupations. |
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The Absolute Difference is the unsigned difference of the total time worked by men and women. The Percentage Difference is the Absolute Difference divided by the time worked by women and multiplied by 100 to arrive at a percentage. Data gathered in Lithuania and Mexico used different methodology as reported by the OECD. |
The Absolute Difference is the unsigned difference of the total time worked by men and women. The Percentage Difference is the Absolute Difference divided by the time worked by women and multiplied by 100 to arrive at a percentage. Data gathered in Lithuania and Mexico used different methodology as reported by the OECD. |
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Latest revision as of 15:56, 17 May 2025
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation comprised of wealthy nations. Among its other functions the OECD gathers and releases some data relevant to the men's rights movement.
OECD data on paid and unpaid work done by men and women shows that in most countries the difference in total work is minimal when paid & unpaid work are added together. Moreover the OECD data does not include commute times which would drive up the total for men. Nor does it factor in the difficulty of the work, with men being far more likely to work outside and in more strenuous occupations.
The table below was drawn from OECD data on 2 October 2020.[1][2]
| Country | OECD | Total Time Spent in Work (minutes per day) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Absolute Difference | Percentage Difference | ||
| Australia | Yes | 475.7 | 483.0 | 7.3 | 1.5 |
| Austria | Yes | 500.1 | 517.9 | 17.8 | 3.4 |
| Belgium | Yes | 417.9 | 436.6 | 18.7 | 4.3 |
| Canada | Yes | 488.7 | 491.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| Denmark | Yes | 446.2 | 437.4 | 8.8 | 2.0 |
| Estonia | Yes | 424.2 | 494.1 | 69.9 | 14.1 |
| Finland | Yes | 406.0 | 445.7 | 39.7 | 8.9 |
| France | Yes | 370.1 | 399.4 | 29.3 | 7.3 |
| Germany | Yes | 440.0 | 447.7 | 7.7 | 1.7 |
| Greece | Yes | 369.4 | 444.0 | 74.6 | 16.8 |
| Hungary | Yes | 435.0 | 496.3 | 61.3 | 12.4 |
| Ireland | Yes | 467.8 | 487.4 | 19.6 | 4.0 |
| Italy | Yes | 351.5 | 439.5 | 88.0 | 20.0 |
| Japan | Yes | 492.6 | 495.8 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| Korea | Yes | 468.0 | 484.4 | 16.4 | 3.4 |
| Latvia | Yes | 506.7 | 541.7 | 35.0 | 6.5 |
| Lithuania | Yes | 505.9 | 571.2 | 65.3 | 11.4 |
| Luxembourg | Yes | 451.1 | 478.5 | 27.4 | 5.7 |
| Mexico | Yes | 609.8 | 567.6 | 42.2 | 7.4 |
| Netherlands | Yes | 430.4 | 426.4 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| New Zealand | Yes | 479.0 | 469.0 | 10.0 | 2.1 |
| Norway | Yes | 445.9 | 427.4 | 18.5 | 4.3 |
| Poland | Yes | 473.6 | 498.2 | 24.6 | 4.3 |
| Portugal | Yes | 468.6 | 559.4 | 90.8 | 16.2 |
| Slovenia | Yes | 466.3 | 520.4 | 54.1 | 10.4 |
| Spain | Yes | 382.1 | 455.9 | 73.8 | 16.2 |
| Sweden | Yes | 484.0 | 495.3 | 9.3 | 1.9 |
| Turkey | Yes | 425.8 | 439.0 | 13.2 | 3.0 |
| United Kingdom | Yes | 448.7 | 464.8 | 16.1 | 3.5 |
| United States | Yes | 465.1 | 487.1 | 22.0 | 4.5 |
| OECD - Average | N/A | 453.2 | 480.1 | 26.9 | 5.6 |
| China | No | 481.0 | 525.0 | 44.0 | 8.4 |
| India | No | 442.3 | 536.6 | 94.3 | 17.6 |
| South Africa | No | 397.1 | 444.6 | 47.5 | 10.7 |
The Absolute Difference is the unsigned difference of the total time worked by men and women. The Percentage Difference is the Absolute Difference divided by the time worked by women and multiplied by 100 to arrive at a percentage. Data gathered in Lithuania and Mexico used different methodology as reported by the OECD.
Commentary
This and other data on the subject views all work as equally difficult, whereas in reality this is obviously not true. On average men work in more physically demanding and dangerous occupations. On average men also tend to work in occupations that require a higher level of commitment such as requiring regular unpaid overtime.
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Work
Feminists often claim that women did not work until recently. Even brief examination of the historical record should demonstrate that this was not feasible. Societies were not wealthy enough to have many people not-working until recently. Until the 19th century famine was an ever present threat even in Western society.
Assuming our species has been around for around 100,000 years, we have spent 90-100% of our time on this planet as hunter-gatherers (depending on region) and much of the rest of the time engaging in some form of agriculture. The concept of a house wife arose rather recently and represented women who did not have to engage in back-breaking agricultural or factory labour alongside their menfolk. The menfolk meanwhile kept at the back-breaking labour. Women have worked outside of the home in some form or other for most of human history. Originally they gathered and sometimes hunted, then they worked the land alongside men and children. Later a lot of them worked in factories, alongside men and children. Then eventually a few of them got to stay home while the men went out, mainly due to rising standards of living. Eventually this became common in some countries - we call them rich countries. Later the myth of the poor unfulfilled stay at home mother was born and the knowledge that this was in fact an historically privileged position was largely forgotten.