Having a husband means working seven more hours a week

The title of this article is likely to disturb many of our readers. Despite this, being married is not one of the direct causes of the amount of household responsibilities for a woman. We simply talk about gender inequality that continues to exist in many families, one aspect that the University of Michigan has been interested in and has decided to analyze through a study.

The results are clear: Today, the female continues to care for most of her household chores. Of course, we need to establish that this should not be generalized. We all know families in which the very males care for virtually all household chores, and there are also couples who have established a perfect and balanced separation of each family affairs. We look at the data this interesting study gives us...

Gender inequality between husband and wife

This news is not a literal innovation. In fact, the University of Michigan has been using a database on family dynamics maintained and fulfilled by the Institute of Social Research since 1968. The idea is to conduct an actual investigation into how the distribution of household chores has changed in the past few decades.

The results were published by Reuters agency and could be summed up this way:

Although times differ at their own pace, thus reawakening new knowledge and changing relationships within which spouses try to share their work and family life, it's usually the men who keep bringing home the highest salary.

Usually, it is the women who choose to abandon their work responsibilities, both temporarily and permanently, so that more children and home care can be dedicated.

When there is an equality of conditions or when both mates work, on average there are women who devote more time to their children and to chores.

There are differences between one generation and another. Women who are more than 60 years old devote up to 28 hours a week to cleaning and caring for their homes.

Women with three children are also among those who invest more time in child and home care than do their spouse.

The rest of the women who have a partner spend an average of 7 hours a week more than their daily homework partner or child rearing. Of course, we are not surprised to find that the differences between genders in the past were far greater. For example, in 1976 women devoted about 26 hours a week to household chores, while spouses usually cared for household chores for just six hours. This is one of the most significant data. A couple can no doubt successfully share chores and child care.

In spite of this, the attention of older ones or other physically disabled family members falls on the female's shoulders. In such cases, tradition still has a huge weight, like that scheme in the private realm of the home, women have always cared for relatives and household chores. It's normal, and we repeat this, that every family has its own dynamics and that means there are thousands of men, partners and marriage partners who take on the responsibility of this task. Despite that, based on Michigan University Study, differences continue to be visible.

Change your mentality and exercise gender equality

From the time our grandmothers or mothers thought it was their responsibility to care for us and to do all the chores, we took steps forward. Despite this, there are also areas to clarify: A couple reach their own agreements based on their reality and specific needs that they have.

Homework is both responsible, especially if both mates work. For an equality of conditions, there is also a need for an investment equality. If they come to an agreement where one of the two decides to stay home to care for the children, the other partner cares about finances because he has a better position of work; it is a very respectable decision.

Despite this, inequality arises when, with a balance of personal conditions, there is only one partner who invests and devotes all his time to these tasks, while the other partner only gives orders and sees his requirements being done precisely. It is necessary to change mentality and invest in gender equality, on equality of responsibilities and opportunities as well. This is possible only because of a humble upbringing taught to children early in life. We're all part of a big team. Women and men have the same rights. We all have our needs and responsibilities.