In 2023, Women Still Have to Do More Housework: A Survey Reveals
A survey report from the British Social Attitudes clearly portrays how British women still do more housework than men. The survey conducted between 7th September and 30th October says that despite the belief in equality, the responsibility for household chores is not shared. As a result, it’s women who end up doing more household work in reality.
The survey was done based on three major household chores: household cleaning, cooking the evening meal, and washing and ironing clothes.
Indeed, there is a significant gap between the belief of an ideal situation and the actual condition. More than three-fourths of the people taking the survey said they believed in shared household work. However, two-thirds of them clearly mentioned that women still take most responsibilities in washing and ironing. At the same time, it’s women who usually do cooking and cleaning.
The scenario definitely makes us remember the significance of the “Wages for Housework” movement that started in the 1970s. Mariarosa Dalla Costa, Silvia Federici, Brigitte Galtier, and Selma James were instrumental in the movement.
The movement was about highlighting how the entire capitalist system thrived on domestic labor that came for free.
Further, the data presented by the British Social Attitudes questions how much the condition has changed since the mid-1980s.
On paper, there is a huge change as during that time, 48% of the participants agreed that “a man’s job is to earn money and a woman’s to look after the home.” But in the recent survey, only 9% of the participants held the same idea.
But the reality is entirely different, with 63% of the women saying they have to do much beyond their fair share of household work. Further, 22% of men said they shoulder most of the responsibilities, but 32% agreed that they should do more.
It’s time for a reality check!
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