Housework- This word can create anxiety and stress, it brings to mind never-ending mundane tasks that must be done to keep things going. Women have come a long way in proving that we can do anything. However, there are still many who think a woman’s role involves doing all of the housework and a man does things that require repair, heavy lifting, of outdoor work. Of course this isn’t fair, because women usually end up doing way more than men.
Many men just are not brought up to be as good at cleaning, or having organizational skills. Many of the chores children are given are gender specific. For example, girls do more dishes, and boys take out the trash. My husband is always willing to help me clean, but his standard of clean and my standard vary, and usually I end up redoing his work or just doing it myself. I think in order for household roles to change, our society needs to change the mentality regarding gender when raising our children. Boys are perfectly capable of cleaning well, being organized, and carrying an equal load of the housework, they just need to be conditioned to do so as girls are. Women are taking on more than ever as the majority of mothers work outside the home. It is too hard for a woman to tend to the needs of her children, work, and maintain a clean home. The work must be shared, and men will continue to grow to support this need.
