some make sense and I understand how it happened, like men mow the lawn, women cook, men build things, women clean, ect but how did taking out the trash become a man chore?
2007-12-17 06:11:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Dart: Cleaning toilets IS dirty work and that is a woman's chore.
2007-12-17 06:16:45 · update #1
shelob: You may onto something maybe it's because it involves going outside.
2007-12-17 06:17:53 · update #2
Mike: I dunno I just know I saw a lot of posts about men taking out the trash and then I got curious as to it's orgins. My parents are traditional as am I and when I was growing up taking the trash out was my job from the age of 8 to 10, it was no longer my job once I was old enough to wash dishes.
2007-12-17 06:20:31 · update #3
It requires going outside. The little woman isn't 'her indoors' for nothing.
Whereas changing nappies is a fragrant joy
2007-12-17 06:15:03 · answer #1 · answered by Fanny Blood 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I grew up in a house where my mom did ALL the chores: cooking, cleaning, shopping, laundry, and all that stuff. My dad sat in his chair and watched TV; he made dinner on his day off and loaded the dishwasher, but that's about it. My fiancee, on the other hand, grew up in a house where both her parents divided the work. I don't know who did what, but I do know that both pitched in with the chores, as did her and her sister.
I don't know how it became tradition, but I do know that not all traditions have equal utility. I agree with "Barbarian" in that it began when women stayed home and tended to the house and children, and men went out and brought back the bacon.
In our house, we divide the chores based upon who's good at it, who doesn't mind it, and who cares about it. She cleans the bathrooms and the counters and does the laundry and vacuuming; neither of us mind doing that, but she has very particular ways that she likes it done and hates my method, plus we have differing views on what exactly is "clean". I do the cooking, outdoor care, and auto maintenance because I enjoy it and I'm MUCH better at it than she is. I also take out the garbage and do the grocery shopping because she hates it.
In all, I'd say that we split the workload pretty much 50/50, or at least we try to.
2007-12-17 15:11:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it had to so with men being in control and telling women to do the chores they themselves didn't want to do. Many men don't like cleaning or cooking but then again not all women like it either. I would much rather be taking out the trash or doing yardwork than sitting in a hot kitchen and growing fat while I'm constantly snacking on the food I'm cooking. I also don't enjoy cleaning house and picking up after slobs who are quite able to clean up after themselves. Unless you're physically disabled, there's no reason you can't do those things yourself.
2007-12-17 15:09:45 · answer #3 · answered by RoVale 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that having "men's" or "women's" chores is simply ridiculous. My husband and I share in ALL the chores. Depending on what needs done, we will usually split it up, but not really based on gender. For example, if the cars need the oil changed AND the yard needs mowed, I'll mow the yard because I like to and my husand works on the cars because he likes to do that. Now, about things like cleaning the toilet, we just take turns. My husband does all the cooking and I do most of the cleaning. If couples would just learn how to work together then their house would run smoothly like ours!
2007-12-17 14:47:34 · answer #4 · answered by *Almost ready* 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A long time ago, women decided what they enjoyed doing, chose her chores & made men do the rest of the work.
Much much later, as men are a little thick, men found out that women were actually better at doing everything! And tried everything to flog off all the work back to the women...
In some cases they succeeded, cos women are generally nicer people & prefered to have delicious food.
In others cases, for eg. quote Heather "Honey, can you take out the trash on your way to work?" "Sure dear."
2007-12-17 14:41:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I guess traditional house chores are based on the idea that men are stronger than women. That's why they build things and carry out the oh-so-heavy garbage and push around the lawn mower.
The best households are ones where chores are divided up so the couple is happy with the way they divided up.
But yes, garbage is heavy. That's why it's man's work, I guess.
2007-12-17 15:23:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Traditionally women stayed at home and raised the family whilst the man went out to earn the money. Women therefore did most of the house chores and became more home orientated than the man. Man took the roll of maintenance fro painting and heavy gardening. These rolls have changed considerably over the last 40 years
2007-12-17 14:32:32 · answer #7 · answered by Barbarian 5 · 7⤊ 1⤋
The division of labor in my house is blind to gender.
And I hope my children continue the tradition when they have families of their own.
It does not matter how it originated - you have the power to change it in your own life.
2007-12-17 15:51:36 · answer #8 · answered by not yet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is my non-PC perspective on the trash thing.
"Honey, can you take out the trash on your way to work?"
"Sure dear."
(/Oscar caliber writing)
To Raj: I would argue that the laundry can get to be pretty physically demanding, especially if you have to lug it around an apartment building like I have to.
2007-12-17 14:30:07 · answer #9 · answered by Heather 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
i dont know but Im glad i dont have to do it mabe it is because women should do inside work and the garbage is outside but i do think that anything a man can do so can a women
2007-12-17 14:23:33 · answer #10 · answered by anna s 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋