<p>Previous research consistently shows that women do more routine housework than men, yet often report satisfaction with their share of responsibility. And while employment is central to most explanations of these patterns, fewer studies have focused on older and retired adults. To address this gap, our study examines how gender and retirement status relate to the self-reported division of routine housework and satisfaction with the overall division of housework among older adults in Canada, using data from the 2016 General Social Survey (<i>n</i> = 5,524). We find that both the division of routine housework and satisfaction with the overall division are gendered processes, after accounting for retirement status and factors related to household composition, income, health status, education, and religious affiliation. Women are associated with higher odds of contributing more to routine housework and lower odds of reporting satisfaction with the overall division. Although retired adults are also associated with higher odds of reporting greater responsibility for routine housework, changes in contribution following retirement remain constrained by gender. Similarly, retirement status does not appear to contribute to changes in how satisfaction is assessed. For older women, differences in satisfaction with the division of housework are largely accounted for by their own responsibility for routine household chores, with performing most routine housework being strongly associated with dissatisfaction.</p>