The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development published a new comparative study showing that British women—or at least they claim to—have more leisure time than women in other EU countries, ranking second only to Norway among major global economies.
The study indicates that British women enjoy an average of 339 minutes of leisure time per day—approximately 70% more than Portuguese women and 61% more than Chinese women.
Compared to EU countries, this number is significantly higher than the leisure time of women in France, Italy, Poland, and Spain.
The comparative study was published shortly before International Women's Day, revealing that British women spend 126 minutes a day watching television and 87 minutes meeting friends. In comparison, they only spend 258 minutes a day on "unpaid labor," including 133 minutes on household chores and 40 minutes on family shopping.
However, this study has been met with skepticism by some. Siobhan Freegard, co-founder of the Netmums website, expressed that he cannot imagine any woman being able to enjoy such leisure time.
The study also found that British men not only enjoy the most daily leisure time among the OECD countries but notably, their free time exceeds that of British women by 43 minutes per day.
