Something I've noticed in our society, and have personally tried to challenge, even within my own home, is the way household responsibilities are automatically placed on women. Why is it considered unusual for a man to cook, clean, do laundry or take care of other household tasks? Why is helping your wife, mother or sister sometimes treated as doing them a favour rather than simply sharing a responsibility? What makes it more frustrating is that even when a woman has a full-time job or is pursuing her education, she is still expected to manage the household. She is supposed to study, work, fulfil family responsibilities and keep the home running, while the same expectations are rarely placed on men. And when a man does household work, people sometimes say these are "women's duties." But if these tasks belong exclusively to women, why are women also expected to work outside the home, build careers and pursue education? Why does society expect them to carry both responsibilities without questioning the imbalance? I'm not saying all men think this way. There are men who share responsibilities equally. My concern is with those who, because of ego or entitlement, treat women as if managing the household is their job by default. Why should a woman have to carry the responsibilities of both partners, while a man sharing those same responsibilities is considered an exception rather than an equal partner? I'd genuinely like to understand why this mindset is still so common.   submitted by   /u/future_stag01   to   r/LGBTQpakistan [link]   [comments]