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Women still do more than men at home decades later, despite shifting norms: study

By Brittany Ekelund

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Carolyn Day Flowers, left, cooks dinner as her husband David Flowers does arts and crafs with their 4-year-old twins Catherine and William, and their au pair Bianca Schulze at home in Kensington, Calif. on Tuesday, March, 25, 2008. The number of au pairs - young foreigners temporarily allowed into the United States to provide live-in child care and take classes - is up sharply. With interest soaring, the State Department is considering moves that could make more au pairs available.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Carolyn Day Flowers, left, cooks dinner as her husband David Flowers does arts and crafs with their 4-year-old twins Catherine and William, and their au pair Bianca Schulze at home in Kensington, Calif. on Tuesday, March, 25, 2008. The number of au pairs - young foreigners temporarily allowed into the United States to provide live-in child care and take classes - is up sharply. With interest soaring, the State Department is considering moves that could make more au pairs available. (Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Marcio Jose Sanchez)