Domestic Division of Labor

Although majority of the women work outside of their homes nowadays, they still do lion’s share of housework. Despite of working full time, women still shoulder the burden of most of the housework. Even without completing the task chart, I knew it already that most of the chores in my house are completed by my mother, while my father does very few ones. When my siblings and I were younger, my mother was the one who took the responsibility of raising us while my father was mostly at work or abroad for business. From cooking to cleaning, my mother always completed indoor tasks while my dad was the breadwinner. In my opinion, that aspect of our household is due to our culture in which the women mostly stay at home to complete domestic tasks while the men work outside. Ever since we have moved to United States, I’ve realized my dad has started to help out my mom with her chores. For example, nowadays, he’s been helping out with some basic tasks such as transferring certain items from one room into another or drying the dishes. In other countries that are male dominated, the men do not assist the women even with the very basic tasks due to the culture in there that represents men as being strong and assertive; essentially teaching the men to work outside. That segment of the culture has turned into a misconception that the men shouldn't help with house chores and that's the women's work only. I think it's important that both, the men and women, help out equally in running the household together.