UK Wedding News
05/02/2014
It would appear women still get the rough end of the deal in relationships, as a new study has revealed that almost two-thirds feel the household chores are not shared equally between themselves and their partners.
As a result, they say their current arrangement when it comes to chores is "unfair".
The survey, which was commissioned by TVBed.com, asked 2,000 mums about their domestic workloads. Surprisingly, women were found to take on 78% of the chores in the home, and this meant, on average, that they were only able to have 17 minutes of "me time" each day; while 51% regularly go weeks without a moment to relax by themselves.
A further half of mums added that they just didn't have the time for their own hobbies or interests.
Elsewhere, the study found that seven in 10 women feel their partner has a lot more free time than them over the course of a normal week, with 70% saying it was unfair. For one in five women, they said they resent the fact that their other half has more time to relax in their routine and that they're more easily able to switch off after working.
When that rare free time does come along, women were most likely to describe their bedroom as their biggest sanctuary and the place they relax the most. In fact, half of the 2,000 mums said the only place they can relax in a typical week is in their bedroom, while 55% said one of the biggest highlights of their week was the chance to catch their favourite soaps and television programmes undisturbed.
Some of the other popular "me time" activities for mums were reading a book, having a cup of tea and doing some online shopping. Eating chocolate, going for a walk, painting her nails and having a candlelit bath also featured on the list.
Yet despite this, three quarters said that even in those quiet moments to themselves, they could never fully relax if they knew there were jobs waiting to be done.
Sean McCarroll, Managing Director for TVBed.com, said: "The results show just how hard the country's mums work and the extent to which families and partners rely on them.
"But having just over 15 minutes to themselves each day isn't enough and partners and other family members need to appreciate the lengths she goes to for the family and try to see she gets more."
(JP)
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Household Chores Are Still Left To Women
It would appear women still get the rough end of the deal in relationships, as a new study has revealed that almost two-thirds feel the household chores are not shared equally between themselves and their partners.
As a result, they say their current arrangement when it comes to chores is "unfair".
The survey, which was commissioned by TVBed.com, asked 2,000 mums about their domestic workloads. Surprisingly, women were found to take on 78% of the chores in the home, and this meant, on average, that they were only able to have 17 minutes of "me time" each day; while 51% regularly go weeks without a moment to relax by themselves.
A further half of mums added that they just didn't have the time for their own hobbies or interests.
Elsewhere, the study found that seven in 10 women feel their partner has a lot more free time than them over the course of a normal week, with 70% saying it was unfair. For one in five women, they said they resent the fact that their other half has more time to relax in their routine and that they're more easily able to switch off after working.
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When that rare free time does come along, women were most likely to describe their bedroom as their biggest sanctuary and the place they relax the most. In fact, half of the 2,000 mums said the only place they can relax in a typical week is in their bedroom, while 55% said one of the biggest highlights of their week was the chance to catch their favourite soaps and television programmes undisturbed.
Some of the other popular "me time" activities for mums were reading a book, having a cup of tea and doing some online shopping. Eating chocolate, going for a walk, painting her nails and having a candlelit bath also featured on the list.
Yet despite this, three quarters said that even in those quiet moments to themselves, they could never fully relax if they knew there were jobs waiting to be done.
Sean McCarroll, Managing Director for TVBed.com, said: "The results show just how hard the country's mums work and the extent to which families and partners rely on them.
"But having just over 15 minutes to themselves each day isn't enough and partners and other family members need to appreciate the lengths she goes to for the family and try to see she gets more."
(JP)
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