Gender Stereotypes That Women Do Most Of The Housework

Gender stereotyping is a topic often observed in society, but is the population being shaped by the expectations of false statements? The stereotype that a woman’s most important role is maintaining the home and family creates the idea that there are things specific genders can or cannot achieve. Women and girls are depicted as more gentle and nurturing. This illustrates the idea that they are the lesser gender, the one that can’t do as much work, but can instead only do more home maintenance related tasks. On the other hand, men are expected to shoulder more work physically and financially. These stereotypes cast limitations and incorrect thoughts as to what a man or woman can do with their time. While the stereotype may make women seem built

This can be observed as “There’s a school of thought that women take on more of the childrearing work—moms spend twice the time on childcare each week that dads do—because they are biologically inclined to be caregivers” (Why it Matters That Women Do Most of the Housework, Covert, Page 1). While women do carry the children, that does not affect their priorities afterwards -- priorities that should be split with men as both now share the task of childcare. Though women would feel a connection to their family, that still would not mean they must maintain the home whilst caring for their offspring: “Neuroscientist Prof Gina Rippon, of Aston University, Birmingham, says gender differences emerge only through environmental factors and are not innate” (Men and Women Do Not Have Different Brains, Claim Neuroscientists, Knapton, Page 1). The result of this would mean that the stereotype is incorrect since both men and women share the burden when it comes to a family. While women are physically built to be mothers, that may make some women more maternal, but not every individual of the multitude is going to feel the same way. The stereotype that a woman should shoulder the work that is supposed to be on theirs as well as men’s in taking care of both the household and the family, lacks sufficient evidence and is therefore