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Men are doing as much housework as women..

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queenofthemojavewasteland · 01/08/2011 12:57

According to my local DJ Shock

After clearing up the coffee off my keyboard, I listened to what he was saying and he claims that (unquoted) American reasearch has shown that men are doing as much work around the home as women. He went on to say that 60% of men questioned did 2 hours housework a day Hmm can anyone tell me where this came from? I did email the DJ for info but he didn't get back to me.

Has anyone heard of this reasearch? How reliable is it? I cannot believe the figures he's quoted but if I'm proved wrong so be it.

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Yama · 01/08/2011 13:14

It's true in my house. Not sure about the 2 hours per day. Depends on what you include. If household chores include cooking, bathing dc, putting dc to bed as well as cleaning then 2 hours per day is realistic.

TheCrackFox · 01/08/2011 13:12

Does the 2 hrs include looking after their children?

I don't know anyone doing 2hrs of housework a day either. Still it might be possible if they do it really s...l....o...w...l....y.

Ephiny · 01/08/2011 13:07

I don't know anyone who does 2 hours of housework a day - are you sure it wasn't per week?

aliceliddell · 01/08/2011 13:06

No, of course I can't remember where.

aliceliddell · 01/08/2011 13:05

I'm fairly sure I've heard about some recent research with very different conclusions.

TheCrackFox · 01/08/2011 13:03

There was an article in the Daily Mail the other day which claimed that men were doing as much work as women. However, when you looked closely at the figures men were doing far, far more paid work and women were still doing far more childcare/housework but the total hours were roughly similar. Men still have the money.

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queenofthemojavewasteland · 01/08/2011 13:03

True, I don't think I do 2 hours a week, I'm just too lazy and i think OH would faint is I asked him to do 2 hours a day.

I suspect that this american research may have included DIY to boost the figures. I can't get my dad out of his garage, he claims he's helping everyone.

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MonsterBookOfTysons · 01/08/2011 13:02

Well that is not true in my house. I make dinner, clean up and look after the dc, dh doesnt even bath them or put them to bed. He is a good dad really but is a lazy git.
Dh only puts out the rubbish Hmm

Paschaelina · 01/08/2011 13:00

Oh and neither of us do 2 hours housework a day. Life's too short for that.

Paschaelina · 01/08/2011 12:59

I dont know about the research but my DH is just as likely as me to do stuff around the house. We share it, it gets done, everyone's (relatively) happy.

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