Niazi was not allowed to work because of his immigration status but he refused to do the housework and cleaning as he cared for their child at home.

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David was depicted as a docile house-husband, happy to look after Brooklyn and do the housework.

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Hong Kong has found a new group of people to do its housework and diaper-changing: young women escaping the ill fortunes of Indonesia.

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And, it must be noted, men still do only 30 percent of the housework, according to a report released in March by the Council on Contemporary Families.

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Yet, even when she works full-time, in 65% of the couples aged 30 to 49 she still tended to do more housework than him.

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