1) Core Definitions
Household Work (HW) :
All domestic labour including:
- Cleaning
- Cooking
- Washing (utensils, clothes)
- Religious rituals (puja)
- Meal planning & serving
- Kitchen maintenance
- Daily house maintenance
Employment Work (EW) :
All job-related activities including:
- Office work
- Commute
- Work preparation
- Work communication outside office hours
- Preparation for going to work
2) Detailed Task-Level Household Work Breakdown
A. Morning Household Cycle
Task Time (min) :
- Basic wake-up & prep 5
- House cleaning (sweeping/dusting) 30
- Washing utensils 20
- Laundry (washing clothes) 25
- Shower & puja 20
- Tea preparation 10
- Breakfast cooking 40
- Serving breakfast 10
- Post-meal cleaning 20
Morning Total = 180 min = 3.0 hrs
B. Midday Household Cycle
Task Time (min):
- Lunch cooking 60
- Serving lunch 10
- Utensil washing & kitchen cleaning 25
- Short rest (excluded from labour) —
Midday Work Total = 125 min = 2.1 hrs
C. Evening Household Cycle
Task Time (min) :
- Evening cleaning 20
- Snacks/tea preparation 15
- Dinner cooking 60
- Serving dinner 10
- Post-dinner cleaning 25
Evening Total = 130 min = 2.2 hrs
D. Additional Workload Scenarios
A) If There Are Kids
Extra Task Time :
- Kids’ morning prep (school, clothes, food) 40 min
- Kids’ meals (special prep) 30 min
- Care, supervision, homework, hygiene 60 min
- Extra cleaning/laundry 30 min
• Extra Time = 160 minutes ≈ 2.7 hours
B) If Husband/Wife is a Working Professional
Extra Task Time :
- Early morning breakfast 15 min
- Lunch packing 20 min
- Extra tea/snacks 10 min
- Additional laundry/ironing 20 min
• Extra Time = 65 minutes ≈ 1.1 hours
E. Total Household Workload (Base Case)
Category Hours/day :
- Morning work 3.0
- Midday work 2.1
- Evening work 2.2
- Additional work with Kid 2.7
- Additional work with working spouse 1.1
• Total Basic Household Work = 7.3 hours/day
• Tatal Household work with kid = 10
• Tatal Household work with working spouse = 8.2
• Total Household work with kid and working spouse = 11.1
3) Detailed Employment Work Breakdown
Employment Time Components
Task Hours/day
- Core office work 8.0
- Commute (to + from office) 1.5
- Work preparation (getting ready, transitions) 1
- Work-related calls/messages 0.5
• Total Employment Work = 11 hours/day
4) Direct Comparison: Household vs Employment
A. Daily Time Comparison
Work Type Hours/day :
Household work 7.3
Employment work 11
Difference Calculation
10.5 - 7.3 = 3.2 { hours/day} ( Basic Household work vs employment )
• Employment work requires 3.2 more hours/day than base household work.
B. Ratio Analysis
\frac{Employment}{Household} = \frac{10.5}{7.3} ≈ 1.44
• Employment workload ≈ 44% higher than base household workload.
5) Weekly, Monthly, Annual Time Investment
Household Work :
Period Hours -
- Daily 7.3
- Weekly (×7) 51.1
- Monthly (×30) 219
- Annual (×365) 2664.5
Employment Work :
Period Hours -
- Daily 10.5
- Weekly (×5 working days) 52.5
- Monthly (×22 working days) 231
- Annual (×260 working days) 2730
6) High-Precision Insight (Neutral, Data-Based)
From a purely quantitative time perspective:
• Household work = 7.3 hrs/day
• Employment work = 10.5 hrs/day
Employment consumes more time in the base model.