As part of its regular survey, the Public Opinion Research Center at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic conducted a detailed study in late March and early April 2026 on Czech citizens’ views regarding the roles of men and women in the family. Unlike previous surveys, this year’s study also includes questions regarding the reported division of specific household and family chores and activities.
There is strong consensus in Czech society that both partners should devote equal time to leisure activities, education, social interactions, and professional careers (agreement on these activities ranges from 88% to 98%).
Technical tasks are still primarily perceived as men’s roles. The Czech public attributes routine household repairs (78%) and car maintenance (82%) primarily to men. In these areas, the general perception almost matches actual practice in households.
Cooking (46%) and cleaning (27%) are most often attributed to women. However, these activities show the greatest discrepancy between the ideal and the practical division of labor in couples’ households. While ideally cooking should be shared by 52% of couples, in reality, in 67% of households, it is performed predominantly or exclusively by the woman.
Although household planning is ideologically perceived as a shared responsibility (80%), in practice, according to respondents, it is primarily handled by the woman in one-third of households, which also includes the so-called mental responsibility for the household.
The most significant differences are between men and women, not, for example, in terms of age. Women hold more egalitarian views than men on most activities. Men tend to describe household-related activities as shared more often than women, who, on the other hand, report a higher share of the work. People aged 20–29 are the most satisfied with the current arrangement.
While 87% of men are satisfied with the division of household roles, only 67% of women are. Women also more often express dissatisfaction or ambivalence.
A more traditional division of household chores is evident among people who live in a household with a partner. This factor is more significant than age in terms of the ideological division of household activities.
Due to a change in CVVM’s research methodology, the results of this survey are not directly comparable with the results of previous surveys conducted up to 2024. More information on the new methodology can be found in this press release.
- Download the full press release here: ov260603.pdf
- All reports from this survey: PNS_2603
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