Duties of a woman in a traditional couple
- To vacuum: Thanks to technology, vacuum cleaners are very light and also robots can do the jobs
- To clean clothes: Everything is automated thanks to washing machines and dryers. Garment steamers eased ironing and folding.
- To “cook”: Thanks to ready-made food, it is only required to place the pack in a microwave and press the “start” button. Cleansing dishes means pressing a “start” button.
- To raise children: Thanks to nannies and family members, mothers can let their children to the family members or nannies. The automation of house chores makes raising children an easy task. However, a woman doesn’t raise children throughout her life.
Duties of a man in a traditional couple
- To be the main source of income
- To protect the wife and the daughter(s)
- To save money for the future
- To manage the household finance (savings, invest., mortgages, loans)
- To be responsible for accommodation maintenance
- To repair anything in the accommodation
- To be responsible for the car maintenance
- To ensure that the heating system work
- To ensure that the electrical system is ok
- To ensure that water pipes are ok
- To install an alarm system
- To install a power generator
- To paint the walls and doors
- To do House makeovers
- To fix the internet
- To set up TV, computers, media centers
- To install swimming pools and hot tubs
- To install a hut in the garden
- To fix fences
- To settle problems with the neighbors
- To be involved in the local community
- To interact with law enforcement officers
Housewives tremendously benefited from technology at home between 1950 and 2010 while men still need to work hard to build a wall, paint a tall house wall and do everything at the house. No robots do this job for them. The man does all the tasks that require the highest amount of cognitive and physical energy. This means that the duties of men and women aren’t balanced. Men work much more at home than women.
If a man does not do one of those his traditional chores, some women accuse him of being lazy, unskilled and even useless.
On the internet or on the TV, they show us a family with 5 little children to make us believe that it is a hard task to take care of children. However, in the 19th century, when there were no electricity and no automation, days were still 24 hours long and that was at that time a harder task than now.
If you are in this situation. Just stop working so hard.