Gender Division of Domestic Labour in Hồ Chí Minh City

Tóm tắt

Gender equality is the fifth goal of the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations and Vietnam. Accordingly, ensuring equality in the division of labour between husband and wife in domestic work is essential content for realising gender equality. Based on a survey with 1,128 households in Hồ Chí Minh City, the article analyses the current situation of gender division of labour in families. Two-variable and multi-variable analyses were applied. The results showed that there was a greater share of both husband and wife in jobs that conventionally belonged to either gender. However, gender specificity still exists. The amount of time spent on daily household chores by women is still significantly higher than that of men. Interestingly, the majority of respondents are satisfied with the current division of labour. This shows cultural preservation and long-term stability of the gender division of labour.