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Chore wars; What will the Lib Dems offer women voters?

Jane Garvey presents the female perspective. Tim Dowling and his wife Sophie de Brandt launch Woman's Hour's chores wars, and what will the Lib Dems offer women voters?

Woman's Hour has invented a chore calculator to for you to work out who does the majority of the chores in your home and who gets the most free time. Across the week we are looking at the division of labour in the home. Mumsnet join Jane to discuss why it matters to their users who does what at home. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ reporter Geoff Bird and his wife Sarah provide a frank look at who does what in their home. Professor Jonathan Gershuny, co-director of the Centre for Time Use Research at the University of Oxford provides the historical context of the chore debate and journalist Tim Dowling and his wife Sophie de Brandt enter their details into the chore calculator to find out how equal the running of their house is.
Over the last few weeks Woman's Hour has been speaking to women who go the different party conferences - why do they do it, what do they get out of it and what difference does it make? On Monday we are at The Liberal Democrats conference in Glasgow. We hear about their record in the coalition government and what they're planning to offer women voters when they go to the polls next May. We talk to some of the young women who are active members of the Liberal Democrats about why they joined, how they're trying to engage female voters and why it matters to them - especially when so many young women don't vote.

Presenter: Jane Garvey.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • Chore Wars Launch

    Duration: 04:03

  • Geoff and Sarah Bird

    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ reporter Geoff Bird and his wife Sarah talk about which chores they enjoy doing.

    Duration: 07:47

  • Katie O’Donovan from Mumsnet on why who does what at home matters.

    Duration: 06:18

  • Professor Jonathan Gershuny

    Professor Jonathan Gershuny on his research at the Centre for Time Use Research.

    Duration: 09:12

  • Tim Dowling and his wife Sophie de Brandt try out the chore calculator.

    Duration: 07:45

  • Liberal Democrat Party Conference 2014

    Duration: 06:49

Chore Wars

Do women clean the toilet more often than men? Who takes out the bins? And is it true that men have more time to themselves than women? Woman’s Hour has invented a chore calculator for you to work out who does the majority of the chores in your home and who gets the most free time. Tap in the hours you spend doing the cleaning, cooking, DIY and household admin to find out if you’re a Slacker, a Superhuman or a Trophy Spouse. The calculator will go live on Monday.  your results and what you and your partner have learnt about how you divide up household responsibilities.  


Jane will be joined by Katie O’Donovan from Mumsnet to discuss why who does what at home matters. 

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ reporter Geoff Bird and his wife Sarah talk about which chores they enjoy doing, what’s a waste of time and what causes rows. 
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Tim Dowling and his wife Sophie de Brandt enter their details into the chore calculator to find out how equal the running of their house is.ÌýÌý

Professor Jonathan Gershuny, Co-Director of the Centre for Time Use Research, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford explains how his research has been used in the making of the chore calculator.  He will provide the historical context of the chore debate and tell us how his team use diaries to find out what the British population spends its days doing.  

Liberal Democrat Party Conference 2014

The are in Glasgow this week for their final party conference before the General Election. We hear about their record in the coalition government and what they’re planning to offer women voters when they go to the polls next May. Pollsters suggest that that the women’s vote could be crucial – but fewer than four in ten women aged 18 to 24 voted at the last election. We talk to some of the young women who are active members of the Liberal Democrats about why they joined, how they’re trying to engage female voters and why it matters to them – especially when so many young women don’t vote.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest Jonathan Gershuny
Interviewed Guest Geoff Bird
Interviewed Guest Sarah Bird
Interviewed Guest Tim Dowling
Interviewed Guest Sophie de Brandt
Producer Lucinda Montefiore

Broadcast

  • Mon 6 Oct 2014 10:00

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