I really don’t get why the op thinks it’s impressive if a woman can do it, as said it’s not a job you need a penis for. Not doing diy is a choice. Playing the helpless female, or believing in pink and blue jobs is a choice. A woman doing it is as impressive as a man doing it. I also don’t get why she was laughing out loud at only ever holding a box of screws, I’m not getting the joke.
i can and have , renovated furniture, sanded everything from furniture to window sills,decorated, filled holes, drilled holes, hung pics, hung blinds, laid flooring, and fixed a variety of things.
i dont do stuff that is too heavy and requires skill, for example my husband and friend rehung a heavy door after reducing its height due to new flooring making it hard to close , but id have done it with him if his friend wasn’t there, and i dont do electrics, my husband is an engineer and can do the basics, like change a new light fitting and rewire. We also hire a plasterer when required, or tradesmen to do the hard landscaping.
i dislike flat pack and have no patience, my husband and daughter will do that, as I’m for chucking it across the room after 5 mins, and my husband and his friends have built many outside structures, from a gazebo to a wood store. I don’t do that as my spatial awareness is poor and I understand my limitations.