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Not disputing there is a disparity there, but can you really simply compare number of hours? If men are outside doing backbreaking work, construction, landscapi
by orev 8y ago
Not disputing there is a disparity there, but can you really simply compare number of hours? If men are outside doing backbreaking work, construction, landscaping, trades, auto mechanic, etc (don’t fool yourself, these jobs are overwhelmingly done by men), is that really a fair comparison? That kind of work just completely drains you. It’s entirely possible that men are doing much harder work in the day and just can’t do the childcare chores. Also men are typically tasked with other types of housework, like lawn mowing, repairs, shoveling snow, cleaning toilets, fixing things, etc.
Again, I’m not saying there’s no disparity, and I’m not saying that some jobs are only for men and some only for women (but there is an undeniable tendency), but there could be many reasons and purely comparing hours does not give you the whole picture.
- sshine 8y agoIf mothers have draining jobs, they still tend to the home and their kids after they come home. The disparity is just as real when there is no backbreaking work involved.