Media post #8

Wives/Mothers who work full time:

· Average 26 hrs per week in household labor

· Work in and outside of the home a total of 69 hrs

· 96% of cooking

· 92% of dishwashing

· 90% of vacuuming

· 90% of bedmaking

Husbands/Fathers who work full time:

· Average 10 hrs a week in household labor

· Work in and outside of the home a total of 52 hrs

· 80% of home repairs

· 75% of lawn mowing

· 77% of snow shoveling

Men see their household role as provider, financial security, bringing home the bacon. In this view, it is logical that their wives should take on more household duties to make up for the time the husband spends at work. However, in families where both the husband and wife work full time this model is no longer the case. Men continue to hold on to the outdated view that their career is more important and thus they should take on fewer household responsibilities. In today’s equality system and economy in which many families have 2 incomes, the idea of one breadwinner and one house warmer is insufficient.

Gamble, T. K., & Gamble, M. W. (2003). The gender communication connection. (pp. 202-204). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Submitted by- Kaitlyn Kivi