As of October 2020, 55% of men say they are satisfied with household labor division, compared with 38% of women. 74% of mothers say they do more to manage their children’s schedules and activities than their spouse or partner; only 3% say their husband does more of this.

immortallogic · 2021-04-11T18:04:16+00:00

I hate that mom's understand they put in so much more work and accept it. Like all those pics that talk about moms being superwomen (they are) and doing 10373+ things at once.

But no, women, your power doesn't come from drowning neck deep in things you shouldn't be, and are not even getting compensated for.

The trope of husband's being incapable of doing basic things needs to die, and women need to stop perpetuating this ideal.

beatlefreak_1981 · 2021-04-11T19:54:02+00:00

Of course 55% of men are happy with the division of labor. They're married to the 74% of women who manage the majority of things. The remaining 45% of men that are not happy probably want to do less.

MixWide · 2021-04-11T21:37:19+00:00

Think of how low a bar is set for men.

Think of all the posts from women on Reddit asking if they're a bitch for wishing their partner would put his clothes in the hamper (to make it easier for her to do 100% of the laundry for both of them), or requesting advice on how to ask their partner to brush his own teeth (without hurting his feelings of course), or wondering how to ask their unemployed spouse to please at least watch the kids a couple of hours a day between COD matches.

Then realize that even with standards set this low, only 38% of women are satisfied with how much their partners are doing.

HeroForHire369 · 2021-04-11T20:16:19+00:00

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light_workerx3 · 2021-04-11T20:09:43+00:00

Sometimes at the end of the day , I am amazed at myself . How I can handle so much everyday and not pass out . There is just too much mental and physical work going on in my everyday life . Lol I have a toddler and I work so it has been very stressful . At the end of the day, I am very proud of myself . 💪🏼

LevellingUpTime · 2021-04-12T00:23:53+00:00

And the other 45% of men are unhappy because they think they're doing too much when they're asked to put their dishes in the sink rather than left on the floor 😂

LevellingUpTime · 2021-04-11T22:36:22+00:00

Women need to stop doing so much. If he doesn’t do 50%, stop cooking for him. Stop cleaning up his messes. No one is making you do these things. Nearly all the women in my family have egalitarian marriages in terms of men actually doing 50% or more of the chores. I feel bad that so many women expect to be workhorses. No one is giving you a prize. Stop

CatusCactus · 2021-04-11T19:07:26+00:00

Could you link the study that shows these statistics?

punyhumannumber2 · 2021-04-12T03:57:05+00:00

And expected to take care of the house as though they live alone when they have another adult living with them and making messes.

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InterviewImaginary46 · 2021-04-12T14:21:02+00:00

Doesnt the term husband mean a care taker? Why the hell are we calling men husbands when nowadays when it’s the women taking care of everybody??

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curiecat · 2021-04-16T14:16:53+00:00

My first thought was that my sister's husband may be in that 3%. It is probably closer to 50/50 with them and his involvement in household duties and childcare is so notable/unusual that it seems to me that he's doing more than his "fair share."

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