Thanks to the universal penetration of running water and electricity in the developed world and the widespread adoption of washing machines, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, dishwashers, stoves and microwaves, the amount of our lives that we forfeit to housework has fallen from 60 hours a week to fewer than 15 hours a week.
Gracias al suministro universal de agua corriente y electricidad en el mundo desarrollado y la adopción general de lavarropas, aspiradoras, refrigeradores, lavavajillas, hornos y microondas, la cantidad de tiempo que pasamos en tareas domésticas se redujo de 60 horas por semana a menos de 15 horas por semana.