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Tico Men "Vagos" Around the
House, University Study Reveals
The Instituto Nacional de las
Mujeres (Inamu) and the
Instituto de Estudios Sociales
en Población (Idespo) of the
Universidad Nacional conducted a
study of the role of women in
the development of the country,
focusing on the role of women
and men in the home.
The results showed that Costa
Rican men are "vagos" (lazy) at
home when it comes to housework,
dedicating on average only 1
hour and 23 minutes, contrary to
women who dedicated 5 hours and
14 minutes daily.
In addition, the investigation
revealed that 81% of the girls
over the age of 12 are
accustomed to doing housework -
laundry, cleaning, cooking -
while one 23% of the boys of the
same age group pitched in with
the housework.
A revealing fact of the
investigation is that the time
spent on housework doubles after
marriage for women, while
nothing changes for the men.
However, the investigation
reveals that men surpass women
in the time they spend cleaning
their cars.
According to Jeannette Carrillo,
president of Inamu, she
considers that the data reveals
a social inequality and
discrimination against women.
Carrillo added that she data is
worrisome as it reinforces the
traditional model of the woman
dedicated to the upkeep and
cleaning of the house, while the
man sits around doing little.
Another revealing fact is that
Costa Ricans in general dedicate
little time to religious
activities. Men, on average
spend 14 minutes daily, while
women 22. However, Costa Rican
spend more than four hours daily
in activites like watching
television, reading, dancing and
talking on the telephone.
The gap between men and women
when it comes to chores are the
house are as follows:
Domestic Activity
Men
women
Washing, ironing, cleaning
48 minute.
3 hours, 57 minutes
Caring sick children
38 minutes
1 hour, 17 minutes
Arranging clothing, cooking 17
minutes
23 minutes
Gardening
32 minutes
15 minutes
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