Has confinement erased the inequalities between girls and boys among adolescents?

It seems that young girls are more involved than boys in household chores within the family home. According to a British study, since the onset of the health crisis, twice as many girls as boys have taken care of household chores.

Women and men participate equally in household chores”. A sentence that should represent reality, and yet is still often utopian.

For years, the fight has been fierce to change attitudes and understand that it is NOT exclusively for women to take care of household chores and children. The upkeep of the house is not reserved for one genre, but for the members who make up the household.

Household chores: girls do more than boys

According to a study by the British organization Theirworld (which is committed to access to education for children), carried out among adolescents and young adults aged 14 to 24, 66% of girls believe they spend more than time to take care of household chores since the onset of the health crisis, compared to 31% of boys. Two times less.

Sarah Brown, member of Theirworld, reports to The Guardian that “Findings from this study show that when girls are stuck out of school, they can easily find themselves trapped in "traditional" roles that can put their education at risk.”. A terrifying reality that harkens back to the days when the norm was for women to take care of the house. The question to ask is: where does this lack of boys' involvement come from?

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Women confined to household chores are a thing of the past. We are in 2021 and it is high time for mentalities and practices to change. Because, contrary to what some may think, women do not know how to clean better than men. Now is the time to share household chores fairly among families.

Cecile Fischer

First a fashion student, Cécile slowly turned to journalism, which she found more sincere. She is an editor for aufeminin and Parole de mamans, proud to write for committed media.

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