So, why is there a mothers' movement happening? Why are mamas mad? Let's look at the hard, cold facts. The University of Wisconsin's National Survey of Families and Households found that the wife does 31 hours a week on average of housework versus the man's average of 14 hours. For stay-at-home moms, they do 38 hours of housework compared to 12 hours done by their husbands each week. When mom works full time, those numbers go to 28 hours versus 16.
The ratio for childcare is even worse, a staggering five to one. Moms working full-time do 11 hours of childcare compared to three hours a week done by their husbands. For moms who are not working, they do 15 hours of childcare compared to two by their husbands. One sociologist involved in the study said this ratio is no different than it was 90 years ago.
We've come a long way, baby.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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wow... I'd love to get the sources on this. I believe it, but it is certainly disheartening- or ya know angering. heh.
Stay at home moms SHOULD be doing more, because that's their job. Their husbands should not be expected to pitch in equally because they go to work and that's their job.
As for the disparities between working parents, I can see that now between my fiance and I and we don't have kids yet. We are in the process of moving and it has fallen onto me to do I would say easily 75% more or it just wouldn't get done. This has really opened my eyes and I refuse to have kids until I can at maximum work part time. Because I can not, and will not, do two full time jobs for 18 years. And I also will not become a harping witch trying to force him to pull his weight all the time. It seems to me that the biggest problem with the women's movement wasn't the lack of opening up equal oppurtunities for women (it did that just fine), it was bothering to let men know that their roles were changing too. These same feminist mommas didn't give the memo to their sons.
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