New data shows that women spend almost an hour more per day on unpaid work than men.
Women in Britain spent an average of 3 hours and 32 minutes a day on unpaid work in March, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
This included cooking, cleaning, gardening, volunteering and caring for adults and children.
In contrast, men spent an average of just 2 hours and 35 minutes per day on the same activities.
The US Data also showed that, apart from sleeping and working, adults in Britain spent the majority of their time watching television each day (2 hours and 20 minutes).
They also spent an average of 1 hour and 55 minutes preparing and eating food, and 55 minutes washing, dressing and self-care (55 minutes).
Britons spent less time socializing (31 minutes) or cleaning (27 minutes) every day.
People in the East Midlands (4 hours 13 minutes) enjoyed the most leisure time, including entertainment and socializing, outside of the English regions.
This compares to an average of just 3 hours and 4 minutes for those indoors Londonand 3 hours 21 minutes in Yorkshire and The Humber.
Women in Britain spend an average of 3 hours and 32 minutes in unpaid work every day. This includes cooking, cleaning, gardening, volunteering and caring for adults and children
The ONS figures were based on data collected between March 9 and 17 and revealed the average number of minutes someone spends on different activities every day.
On average, adults spent 1 hour and 12 minutes traveling each day, including 20 minutes to work.
This was 11 minutes longer than a year ago and has increased year on year from a low of 17 minutes per day in 2020, when the Covid pandemic hit.
People living in London (91 minutes) spent the most time traveling each day.
The gender gap in time spent on unpaid work was widest in households with children under 18, where women did 1 hour 30 minutes more than men.
This included an additional 30 minutes per day for unpaid childcare and approximately an additional hour for unpaid housework.
In comparable households without children, the difference in unpaid work was 41 minutes.
The gender gap was smallest in the West Midlands, where women spent 22 minutes more on unpaid work.
It was highest in Wales (1 hour 22 minutes) and Yorkshire and the Humber (1 hour 21 minutes).
Among people who worked outside the home, men worked 7 hours and 29 minutes, while women worked 6 hours and 56 minutes.
The average time spent working from home was lower: 5 hours and 43 minutes for men and 5 hours and 12 minutes for women.
About a quarter (24 percent) of adults engaged in exercise, sport or wellbeing activities, for an average of 1 hour and 21 minutes per day.
This was down from a peak of a third of adults (33 per cent) in March 2021, when Covid lockdown measures were relaxed to allow outdoor activities.
The amount of time spent gardening or doing chores has also decreased since the pandemic.
In March this year, people spent 12 minutes a day on these activities, up from 39 minutes in March 2020.
On average, adults spent 3 hours and 42 minutes per day on leisure activities, such as entertainment and socializing.
This was lowest among the 25 to 34 age group (2 hours and 37 minutes).
Other working-age adults spent more time on these activities, such as those in the 45 to 54 age group who did them 53 minutes longer per day (3 hours and 30 minutes).
This gap continued to grow with age, with those aged 75 and over spending the most time on leisure activities (5 hours and 35 minutes).
Ellys Monahan of the ONS said: 'Today's findings shed light on the large amount of unpaid work adults do in Britain.
'Things like unpaid childcare, cleaning and cooking add a lot of value to the country, but are not included in standard economic measures such as GDP.
'These data will help us better understand this contribution.'