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Iheartu · 12/02/2015 23:02

I'll probably get everyone shouting at me, but why is it not obvious that men don't do half of housework?

If women are only working 70% (or whatever) as much as men, then it wouldn't be equality if it was all shared in the house. More men work longer hours so less men do housework. When as many women are in fulltime employment then as many men will do the chores? It seems pretty obvious.

that won't happen though. Not till men have babies LOL

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Iheartu · 13/02/2015 07:57

Men earn 70 prcent of the houses income.

Women do 70 percent of the housework.

Makes no sense? All those fancy words and you cant do the math? LOL

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PuffinsAreFictitious · 13/02/2015 07:30

Housework being a fairly finite thing, I'm not entirely sure how you would do more of it if you worked outside the home? If there are no people in the house during the day, then things tend to stay tidy, unless you're thinking that evil pixies come along and mess things up while you're out?

If both partners are working, then there tends to be less housework to do. Are you thinking of wifework? So, all the shit jobs that have to be done to keep a household ticking over, shopping, remembering birthdays, organising children, sorting out repairs etc?

Your basic premise seems to make no sense, perhaps you could elucidate?

Hazchem · 13/02/2015 01:28

All of my mother friends who work out of the home do loads more housework than me (I'm a SAHM). Betty Friedan would probably have thoughts on why this is.

But as an aside I'm a stay at home mum not a housewife, there is a lot of stuff I do because I'm at home and it's easier but I don't do everything or feel I have to do everything because I'm not in paid employment.

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Iheartu · 13/02/2015 01:00

What, my data for stating the obvious lol. Sanity clause got data showing women are doing more housework with a job than with no job. Explain that with your sources.

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ThatsNotMyNorman · 13/02/2015 00:24

Show us your data then iheartu. All the data I can find shows that women consistently do much more housework than men, even when accounting for work outside the home. I look forward to being educated by your sources.

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Iheartu · 13/02/2015 00:11

So if I was at home with the kids? But then went out and got a job then I'd do even more housework than I was before I was working.

Statistically speaking.

Seems legit? Wonder why I didn't see that. Thick as muck though me.

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SanityClause · 13/02/2015 00:00

Read Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine.

You will discover that there is a correlation between the amount of housework a woman does, and her earnings, relative to her male partner.

As her earnings increase in comparison to his, so does the amount of housework done by her, compared to him. (Obviously, this is statistically speaking. I'm sure there are many anecdotes of couples for whom this is not the case.)

ThatsNotMyNorman · 12/02/2015 23:55

Thicko muck thicko has it wrong. It's not that the lazy cahhs women only do 70% of the work that men do. It is when both half of a couple work full time the woman still does 70% of household chores.

Happy to help Smile.

PuffinsAreFictitious · 12/02/2015 23:43

Just in case this person isn't pulling our chains.

A general rule of thumb is that both partners should have equal leisure time. If they don't, there's a problem with fair shares.

Yops · 12/02/2015 23:36

Everybody should pull their weight at home in relation to chores. Men, women and children. You do your share according to your ability. You do enough so that your partner does not feel put upon or unfairly burdened. Anyone who acts selfishly, who expects to we waited on hand and foot, who ignores shitty jobs in the hope that someone else will do them, is a complete arsehole.

DuelingFanjo · 12/02/2015 23:07

Brain dump?

You are suing that because in some families women don't work out of the home, the rest of us who do should suck it up and do all the housework?

What..?

Pastmyduedate0208 · 12/02/2015 23:07

Come back when you've had three kids.

Pastmyduedate0208 · 12/02/2015 23:04

What?

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