Chores: the truth about who does what

[KateSMumsnet]

Like it or not, household chores are an inevitable part of life (unless you have a cleaner, but that's a entirely different thread). We asked 1,000 working mothers how household tasks were managed in their homes, and the results show that for the most part, women still pick up the bulk of the domestic work, while men are involved in the aspects that are traditionally seen as masculine.

Our results show that for 69% of households, DIY task are done by men, while 71% of women take care of the weekly clean. However, 50% of working mums are responsible for managing the family budget, with only 35% of families sharing the task.

Interestingly, 66% of our sample said they wouldn't want their partner to do more around the house despite this inequality.

What do you think of the results? Do they reflect how things are in your own home? Would you make any changes the division of labour within your family?

My dad used to say things like that to me Pointlessfan and I never failed to tell him he was being utterly ridiculous.

We didn't see eye to eye, my dad and me, but that was partly because he lived with a woman (not my mother) who seemed not to mind doing every single thing domestically. She wasn't particularly bright and had never had a career.

I don't think the results reflect how we manage our house, DH works full time and I am stay at home mum with 3 DC's 2 at school. DH never needs to be asked to do chores he happily cleans the kitchen most mornings after breakfast and usually in the evenings too, If he notices the washing basket is getting full he will put a wash on. He hoovers at least once a week again I never ask him he just does it. I do the majority of the cleaning tasks Bathroom and mopping, dusting polishing etc but we definitely work as a team. If he has a particularly busy week he still helps out, maybe not as much, a quick tidy up after DCS in bed etc. Comparing this to my ExH he did absolutely nothing not so much as put a bin out.