Gender Roles In a Relationship
Traditionally, conventional roles were dominant in many relationships. This means that men worked and provided for their family while the wife stayed home and cared for the children and house. Thankfully, since that time, roles have changed in the aspect that the woman of the relationship is now also going out into rhe work force to also provide for her family, Shared roles is beneficial as it supplies more equality towards females, however, responsibilities are still not divided equally. For example, what comes to mind when asked to think about what gender does the following in a relationship?:
Even in modern day, men are still stereotyped as the providers and strong gender, doing physical jobs around the house such as mowing the lawn . Meanwhile, it is more socially acceptable that women are the kinder, gentler gender who should spend more time caring for their offspring.
However, conflict can arise with the presence of these stereotypes and unfair division of domestic labour. Women in relarionships that divide home chores unequally, tend to be more unnhappy, stressed and depressed.
Therefore, in order to ensure a happy, healtheir relationship, the labour in their shared home must be divided in a more fair mannor (not leaving one person to do the majority). This is a fair role negotiation that leads both partners feeling loved, needed but also, independant. This also benefits their children as viewing an evenly divided work load between his parents, assists in the child not having such strong beliefs towards the usual social norm- men do the providing while women caretake. In short, the goal of a happy, equal relationships between two spouses is to overcome the gender roles that have created gender segregation.
-Tammy Vanherk
Drive children to appointments
Meal preperation
Pays bills
Mows lawn