Mental Health

Even with more free time, women feel no less rushed, study finds

Published in Health and Medicine Week, February 20th, 2006

While more free time sounds like a good thing for everyone, new U.S. research suggests it is a better deal for men than it is for women. A study found that men who have more free time feel less rushed than men with less leisure time. But even when women have more time free from paid work and household tasks, they don't feel less rushed.

The results suggest that women - particularly mothers - may feel the pressures of childcare and housework even when they have time for relaxation, said Liana Sayer, coauthor of the study and assistant professor of sociology at Ohio State University.

"The meaning of free time for men's and women's lives is quite...

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Source: Health and Medicine Week (2006-02-20)

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