It's not surprising that Norwegian and Swedish men are most helpful around the house. US ranked 4th, while Germany and then Australia brought up the rear. I'd link the study, but I can't find it anywhere.
What I'm wondering is, how does your household split up the housework? Is it the stereotypical gender jobs - men take out the garbage, clean the garage and bring home the bacon - or, is there more shared effort? How about same sex households...are there any gender bias roles that peeps have fallen into?
How does this compare to your childhood family? Have domestic chores and duties changed and kept pace with women in the workforce?
In our house, I can honestly say we split the work. I do most of the daily upkeep like dishes, picking up and putting away, wiping down counters etc. He seems to take to the weekly/biweekly jobs like changing bedding, and the floors. We share cooking because we both enjoy it. We also share laundry, although I'm really picky about how stuff gets folded or hung, so spend more time at it. We share yardwork, although, he does certainly take on more of the heavier-duty jobs cuz he's heavier-duty than me. Oh, I do bathrooms.
As a kid, despite the fact that my mom worked full time, my dad did no inside housework beyond cooking a couple of his 'signature' meals.
