Who works harder, men or women?

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Is it men who may have the more physical jobs or women who work less physical jobs but do longer hours with having to support more at home like dealing with the kids, cooking and cleaning in the cases where their partners don't help as much.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Men work more hours than women in the same professions, and the work women do tend to not only be less physically demanding, but more cushy and comfortable, and safer.

Do women do more of what feminists consider domestic labor? On average, yes, but of course they only consider the chores that have been traditionally female, but ignore the ones that are traditionally male?

I owned a home for 4 years before I got married. I spent a lot of time maintaining and improving my home and yard. And of course I also did all the domestic stuff... kept the house clean, grocery shopping, did my own cooking, dishes, laundry, etc. I know what it takes to maintain a home, and the home improvements, house and yard maintenance took about as much time as the domestic stuff. Since I've been married, I work longer hours now while we save up to have a kid. I still do all the home and yard maintenance, and I still do some of the so called domestic labor. She works 15 - 20 hours less per week than I do, does nothing to maintain the yard or house, but she still jokes occasionally when I let her do the laundry. Not a peep when she lets me cut the lawn every weekend.

I'm pretty sure I work harder in my relationship. But I have no doubt most women looking into our world would say she works harder because they only consider the chores women typically do.

lightbulb27 · Accepted Answer

Whom works harder? I though there was 6hundred and 75 million different genders... why focus on two? Oh well... I'll focus on these two.

I'd say... um... it depends. I worked way harder than some women I met. Some women in total, do way more than me in their total day. When kids show up, I dont know how they do what they do. When I'm sick, I'm nearly useless log on the couch where women seem to keep going like energizer bunny. When they are pmsing, women are frightening and maybe should be locked up in a special building for pmsing women. Why hasn't anyone invented that or made it law to protect society? So I dunno...

I think it's more disposition, training, emotional maturity/health. That doesn't count working smart or being effective. Some people are not only trouble but counter productive. I've seen that with male and female. Was always an emotional problem.

JSkye · Accepted Answer

Really depends on the individuals in question?

I was in a relationship for a long while where I was essentially a single parent. He worked, but he only spent money on himself and never on any of our expenses. So I was raising the kids, doing the chores, and paying all the bills. Obviously, we broke up.

Anyways, I don't think this has anything to do with gender, it is just the personalities of the individuals involved.

Apple1996 · Accepted Answer

Women tend to work more hours with less rest if they are a mom. Men might work more difficult jobs but shorter hours with longer amounts of rest. Both can be hard so i guess it depends on which one youd personally find harder

MrOracle · Answer

I hope we all understand that being single and maintaining a household alone - especially with children - is not "normal" and is one of the reasons the average person is broke and struggles with bills.

Men and women SHOULD be partnered together and each doing their part. When people are single, you have two places to maintain, clean, insure, furnish, and pay taxes on. That's far more expensive than sharing a single space.

I realize that this is a tangential issue, but it needs to be pointed out far more often that way too many people are doing it wrong and thus have to work harder than they should for less.

We supposedly have a "housing crisis" (yet we're OK allowing 21 million illegal immigrants in the last 4 years), but a big reason for that is all of the people living alone because they can't get along with the opposite sex. That results in the need for 50-60% more housing than would otherwise be the case.

JimmyBgoode12 · Answer

I don't think either male or female works harder than each other, if they both have great values. In terms of jobs mentally or physical does not determine how hard you work. A mentally demanding jobs, can be just as hard as physical demanding job.

My brother is a computer progammer and sits behind a desk all day. By the end of the day, he mentally exhausted, and cannot think.

My brother and his wife, both pull their weight when it comes to house choirs, he gets up and feeds and cleans the kids. He won't let his wife do all the work, when it comes to anything. he gets 2 to 3 hours sleep a night feeding his baby, like his wife.

BarryLiverstone · Answer

Both work hard.

But would say in general men work harder when at their jobs as more men work physically stressful jobs and that shows in average life spans vs women. In the house again based on average I’d say women work harder as they take on longer hours of work overall.

The key is to work hard together within the family

Nikki1989 · Answer

Women in terms of working hours, especially if they are also mothers. I know women who are basically working16 hour days due to their job and children.

Maybe_Maybe_not · Answer

It is reasonable to assume that a couple, on average, when both working a full-time job, will feature a woman undergoing more tasks than a man, given the choirs distribution at home?

SugarSugarplum · Answer

There is literally no way to measure this. Stop comparing yourself with others, and instead compare who you are to who you ought to be.

Anonymous · Answer

just throw a subtle remark men are "lazy" at home knowing damn well women aren't mowing the lawn, sweeping the gutter, moving heavy furniture, fixing the car or confronting any threats that come to the doorstep

if men were as "lazy" as you're trying your best to imply, then women wouldn't outlive them

captain_voidwalker · Answer

Men, men wirk more physically punishing jobs and on average work 10 to 15 more hours than women per week except in the medical field where men work on average 30 more hours per week

WhitneySnow · Answer

I think in general women for the reasons you said

CubaPirate · Answer

Generally speaking I'd say men if we're talking about paid work

LiamJHayden · Answer

Men in general work more hours in harder more dangerous jobs. One exception to the hours could be housewives with small children.

bowenw · Answer

Both work hard, but I think women do far more as you pointed out.

Anonymous · Answer

Men. Even when both parents work, the man is usually working more hours and sacrifices time with his kids (yes, I'm sure most fathers would LOVE to be home with the kids and wouldn't complain about doing "free labor") to provide.

Abdullah_Sheikh · Answer

Both do, but in their own way Sometimes Men do more Physically straining hardwork and women do Mentally draining hard work. It Depends upon the person and thier Privileges

Jerre · Answer

I think both equally hard. Being a mom with kids is not an easy job.

Jackjjackson · Answer

I think it has to be on a case by case basis depending on the person. Generalities do not apply I think.

ManInChains · Answer

Men because we are expected to do all the physical work just to come home and have to put up with his wife.

boggboss · Answer

That would depend on the individual not the gender

justabuddy · Answer

I don't think it's so easy that you can break it down by gender.

Kelly6 · Answer

All depends of person and their relationship with their partner. Other then that question like this has no meaning but just to start fight. @sage2021

FlamingLass · Answer

I think men do

RubyFrench · Answer

If women work on top of being a mother, women.

gatixek710 · Answer

without a doubt, men.

jahaims · Answer

Obviously males on average

white_girl · Answer

Men, cause men earn more money. Every girl needs a man, especially disabled ones.

msc545 · Answer

MEN  - of course.

legalboxers · Answer

1/2 and 1/2 depends. I think both are equal

thearchjoker · Answer

Men do

Stavoula82 · Answer

Both work hard deepeneds on person.

jojouzumaki · Answer

Definitely MEN.

Dongie · Answer

No it's men.

Titus_of_Ultramar · Answer

its men

EnjoytheDay777 · Answer

Women for sure

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