Women believe men should take out bins and mow lawns. Mowing the lawn, cleaning the windows and putting the bins out are jobs that women believe should be carried out by the man of the house, a study has found.
The list of 'his 'n hers' chores emerged following a study of 5,000 adults into which sex is responsible for everyday jobs around the house.
Women also ruled out getting things out of the loft, removing sticky lids from jars and unblocking the lavatory.
Meanwhile men believe women's jobs include remembering birthdays and anniversaries, organising the social calendar and replacing the toilet roll when it runs out.
A spokesman for www.TheBabyWebsite.com, which carried out the survey, said: "There is a very clear divide between the chores men and women will do, but at least it shows that both sexes are responsible for the running of the household.
"There seems to be a general trend that women are responsible for the day to day chores, such as keeping the house clean and tidy.
"But men make sure things are fixed and in good working order. Neither sex is afraid of getting their hands dirty.
"We're sure that in some households there will be a point where a man is forced to do a pink job, and a woman finds herself carrying out the odd blue job.
"The delegation of these chores has nothing to do with our ability or inability to do various tasks.
Women believe certain chores such as taking out the bins and getting things out of the loft should be carried out by the man of the house
"It's just that men tend to be better at more hands-on chores, and women are naturally more organised and methodical in their approach to running the house."
While the study found cooking meals is often shared it emerged men are more likely to be delegated tasks of bravery and courage – such as investigating strange noises in the night and removing spiders from the bath tub.
Keeping the garden looking its best also fell into the male domain – with men in charge of mowing the lawn, edge-trimming and hedge-trimming.
The list of 'his 'n hers' chores emerged following a study of 5,000 adults into which sex is responsible for everyday jobs around the house.
Women also ruled out getting things out of the loft, removing sticky lids from jars and unblocking the lavatory.
Meanwhile men believe women's jobs include remembering birthdays and anniversaries, organising the social calendar and replacing the toilet roll when it runs out.
A spokesman for www.TheBabyWebsite.com, which carried out the survey, said: "There is a very clear divide between the chores men and women will do, but at least it shows that both sexes are responsible for the running of the household.
"There seems to be a general trend that women are responsible for the day to day chores, such as keeping the house clean and tidy.
"But men make sure things are fixed and in good working order. Neither sex is afraid of getting their hands dirty.
"We're sure that in some households there will be a point where a man is forced to do a pink job, and a woman finds herself carrying out the odd blue job.
"The delegation of these chores has nothing to do with our ability or inability to do various tasks.
Women believe certain chores such as taking out the bins and getting things out of the loft should be carried out by the man of the house
"It's just that men tend to be better at more hands-on chores, and women are naturally more organised and methodical in their approach to running the house."
While the study found cooking meals is often shared it emerged men are more likely to be delegated tasks of bravery and courage – such as investigating strange noises in the night and removing spiders from the bath tub.
Keeping the garden looking its best also fell into the male domain – with men in charge of mowing the lawn, edge-trimming and hedge-trimming.
The top 20 men's jobs according to the survey:
- Getting things out of the loft
- Investigating strange noises in the night
- Putting out the bins/ going to the tip
- Topping up oil / radiator / screen wash /washing the car
- Mowing the lawn
- Edge and hedge-trimming
- Reading instructions for new gadgets
- Getting spiders out of the bath
- Unblocking the lavatory with a plunger
- Putting up shelves
- Fixing broken toys
- Building flat-pack furniture
- Removing sticky lids from jars
- Washing up after dinner
- Setting the television to recording programmes
- Anything car-related
- Sunday morning paper-run
- Cleaning windows
- Sweeping the driveway
- Carving the roast
The top 20 women's jobs:
- Remembering birthdays / anniversaries
- Treating the children's head lice / verrucas
- Changing bed linen
- Buying presents
- Pairing up clean socks
- Organising the social calendar
- Washing clothes
- Baking cakes for the school
- Organising the children's social life 1
- Removing the children's ear wax
- School packed lunches
- Ironing
- Binning out-of-date food
- Dusting
- Cleaning the oven
- Replacing the lavatory rolls
- Attending children's parties
- Changing nappies
- Booking the babysitter
- Cleaning up if the children are sick
( .telegraph.co.uk )
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