Melinda Gates, philanthropist and wife to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, says women work 7 more years than men and get no credit or money for it.
Paid work is what gives women greater independence, Gates notes in her book,"." The time women spend tending to the home holds them back from getting an education, earning income, becoming politically active, and socializing with others.
"I think it's far time we changed that and have the real conversation about this 90 minutes extra of work that women do at home in the United States [each week]," Gates told Business Insider.divide up household chores, like washing the dishes, evenly among the family . Melinda noticed she spent 15 extra minutes clearing the table after dinner by herself. One day, hands on her hips, she told her family,"Nobody leaves the kitchen until I leave the kitchen!"
With the help of five people instead of one, the 15 minutes of cleaning Gates spent by herself turned into 5 minutes. "I think we just have to sometimes name these extra invisible things that people don't even see that we do as women," Gates told Business Insider
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