Domestic labour, paid labour and leisure time: female and male researchers in photonics

Most writings on time spending state that women still carry out the lion's share of domestic work (e.g. Bianchi
2000, Lachance-Grzela 2010),that women more often work less hours than men and that women have less
leisure time than men (e.g. Van Dongen 2009). We wondered if these statements counts for all women? What
about women who are highly educated, who are pursuing a career, who are very dedicated to their jobs and are
highly ambitious? What about female researchers in photonics, for example? The purpose of this article is to
investigate if this group of women differ from the 'average woman'.