A Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. survey estimated that around the house, women log more hours cooking and cleaning than men but undervalue their contributions in dollar terms.

They looked gaunt and exhausted. Clad in authentic costume, they were cooking buckwheat pancakes at a remote log cabin and wiring the soles back on to their authentic boots.

Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. survey estimated that around the house, women log more hours cooking and cleaning than men but undervalue their contributions in dollar terms.