Won't you share the load

A pile of clothes for laundry is a common sight at any Indian household. The biggest reason for that is the misconception that laundry is women's job has been passed on from generations to generations so the household leave this laundry job for the lady of the house.
‘Mom! Where are my fresh socks?’
‘Didi! Why didn’t you scrub my shirt’s collar? It’s still grimy!’
‘Dad! If you see mom ask her to keep my football uniform ready, I need it tomorrow!’
is indeed a common conversation which is a part of nearly all households. I am thankful to Ariel and Blogadda for creating awareness about the issue of laundry. You all must have seen the new Ariel advertisement by now. How a father realizes that his little daughter has grown up. He sees her working hard, managing kids, work and cleaning clothes. A multitasker by all sense while her husband is busy watching TV. It’s in our upbringing that we don’t see any thing odd in it when a lady of the house is working outside as well as looking after the house and doing the laundry for herself as well of the entire household. Girls are being trained at an early stage in every Indian household in house work such as cleaning, cooking and doing the laundry. According to a survey conducted by a third party for Ariel reveals some statistics that show a bleak future for the women

.78% of girls in India agree that they should learn laundry as they have to do it
when they grow up. This is what our elders have taught us.

2 out of every 3 children think that washing clothes is a women's job.

But the fact is that when both genders are bread earners then the household work load
should be shared too. In today’s scenario people expect their daughter-in-law to be working so that she contributes to the working of the house due to increasing expenditure and cost of living but at the same time they expect her to do all the household work when she returns home while there is no such expectation from their sons

.This is unfair.81% of married men in India agree that their daughters must learn household chores. Instead the men should encourage both boys as well as girls to be self reliant and tell them that doing household chores and laundry is not a women job alone.

76% of married men in India believe that not helping with laundry at home still
makes them a great role model for their children. This belief is a myth one can
be a true role model only if one takes equal responsibility with his wife in
doing laundry and other household work.


“I am joining the Ariel #ShareTheLoad campaign at BlogAdda and blogging about the prejudice related to household chores being passed on to the next generation.”