Research showed fathers doing housework were more likely to throw away trash

Thekabarnews.com—The Archives of Women’s Mental Health has a new study that says males and females are very different when it comes to doing chores. Women still do most of the emotional and physical work at home, according to a study of 300 mothers.

Mothers were responsible for the “mental load” of the house 73 percent of the time, while fathers were responsible for it 27 percent of the time. People don’t always realize how much mental work it takes to run a family every day. 

This includes things like cooking, making sure the house is stocked, paying bills on time, keeping track of extracurricular activities, remembering to pay school fees, and managing community fees.

Researchers say that this mental workload is more than just things that are easy to see. It takes a lot of mental and emotional strength to do it because you have to wait, make choices, and figure things out. As a result, many of the people who took the survey said they felt like they had to plan and keep track of almost everything that went into running a home.

The research also examined the distribution of physical tasks. In this area, moms still did 64 percent of the work, and dads did 36 percent. People said that fathers did more housework than they took out the trash.

Experts say that the fact that males and females are different is a sign of bigger problems with how we think about and treat males and females in our society. In addition, even though the number of working women has increased, the distribution of household chores remains unfair. 

Researchers assert that uneven mental load distribution can exacerbate mothers’ mental health, stress, and burnout. The results have led to new discussions about parenting, how to balance work and family life, and emotional labor. 

Researchers suggest that families can resolve this issue through open communication and a shift in society’s perception of the importance of housework. The study shows that running a household is more than just doing things that are easy to see. 

This is an important thing to keep in mind as the talks about gender equality go on. This study shows that mothers still do most of the unspoken tasks that come with planning and organizing family life.