> Did you know that even with all the advances with technology the amount of time that a housewife spends maintaining a household today is the exact same as it was in the 1950s!

Unrelated to the core of the article, I know. But it seemed odd to me. Is this true? Or was it a metaphor?

EDIT: did a bit of googling and found a couple[0][1] of not-extremely-academic references that claim that it's less than half... but couldn't find anything more authoritative.

[0] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/9721147/Women-s...

[1] https://www.anglianhome.co.uk/50years