What would you personally consider 'women's work’ (if any)

[Eckhart]

There's a thread about 'men's work' at the moment, and I wonder how people feel about the question being posed the other way round..?

Nothing for definite. Single men do the lot!

Breastfeeding

Pregnancy. Giving birth. Breastfeeding.

Menstruating. Gestating. Giving birth. Breastfeeding. Being a mother.

That’ll get me banned, I’m sure

Sorting out kids events. Even when the woman works full time and the husband doesn't it seems they always sort the birthday parties, club membership etc

Multiple orgasms

Oh no, that's not work! Um, giving lessons on multiple orgasms.

Sorry I'm being awfully rude tonight

Not bins. Putting the bins out is definitely mens' work.

Breastfeeding counselling
Domestic and sexual violence support for women

Midwifery. It's probably not very PC, but I'm very glad my midwives all seem to be women. Less bothered about whether they've had children themselves although obviously it helps.

I do the bins! Well sometimes anyway

I don't think anything is exclusively men's work BUT there are a lot of things which society seems to think fall to women

EG my SIL always asks me what the kids want for presents, can she have a list etc. Why not ask my husband? Especially as she knows he is good at that stuff

Midwifery. It's probably not very PC, but I'm very glad my midwives all seem to be women

I agree.

Also anything to do with boobs and vaginas I prefer a woman. I've had internals done by men and women, and on the whole (exceptions in both directions), the women were more considerate. I had a chest infection and stripped down too my bra for a male doctor, and was more uncomfortable doing that than totally topless being examined for a lump by the female doctor I have now.

Childbirth, breastfeeding, pregnancy. Men can't do those things.

Roles involving intimate physical care or psychological support, where a female service user has requested it. Ideally, men should be able to request similar services from other men only, too.

Childbirth, breastfeeding, pregnancy. Men can't do those things.

Roles involving intimate physical care or psychological support, where a female service user has requested it

This. It's pretty uncontroversial unless you're a TRA.

Breastfeeding.
Where is the bloody thread about men's work? Ffs!

There is a thread about 'men's work', @homemade. This one is a response to it.

I would have been fine with a male midwife. I think the male/female midwife thing may be partly based on your own experience of birth - both my babies were delivered by men as both required a doctor (emergency c-section so I got 4 men in the room, and then only one man required second time for a ventouse delivery), all the Drs I met across both births were men.

I think their suitability is more about personality. The (male) anaesthetist in my c-section was way more reassuring than two of the (female) midwives who 'cared' for me, who were cold and rude.

A man delivered my baby. I didn't Give A shiny shit. Just wanted it to be over!

Gestating and having babies. Breastfeeding/expressing breast milk (not at the exclusion of formula though).

@homemadecommunistrussia

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3954669-What-would-you-personally-consider-man-s-work-if-any

Oh and emptying bathroom bin if they’ve used it for sanitary products.

@EmperorCovidula

Oh and emptying bathroom bin if they’ve used it for sanitary products.

😂

Is this serious?? Heaven forbid a poor man might have to encounter period blood. Fucking ridiculous.

Re male vs. female gynae/obstetric doctors, the only really rough, unpleasant one I ever had was a woman.

During childbirth I very strongly only wanted women there (I hadn't gone into it with a preference). Didn't mind at all who was there for my caesarian, that feels like a whole different thing. Also really want only women to be doing smear tests, etc.

I've had various sexual assaults from men, probably no more than average, but enough to make it uncomfortable.

A lumberjill.