Breaking stereotypical mens and womens jobs

[QuarterMillionMan]

Which stereotypical mens or womens job do you perform whether it be paid or unpaid? Or which jobs won't you do? After watching the GEICO commercial where the guys tells "Flo" women don't have jobs and where is her husband? It got me thinking about some stereotypical women's jobs that I do. Being a single guy, I either have to do it myself or it won't get done at all (lol). These are some things that I do;

1) vacuuming
2) cooking/washing dishes (according to Charles Barkley a woman's place is in the kitchen, lol)
3) laundry
4) sewing (mainly hemming pant legs)

Curious as to what others do or won't do? I never say never and I'm up to any task.

[Nutria]

2) cooking/washing dishes (according to Charles Barkley a woman's place is in the kitchen, lol)

I think he might be right...

[dawnwes]

I thought you meant careers.

Male nurses
Female welders

That sort of thing.

Can't say I do a lot of what others would consider male "jobs" around the house. I hate them so I don't do them. Before I got married I didn't do them either, I hired them out. Lawn care, fixing appliances, building, chopping down trees, fixing cars, etc....nope, not gonna do it and don't have to.

But ultimately I hate manual labor. It is boring and mundane for me.

[MonkeyMama]

Our gender roles are pretty reversed in my household.

My husband does most the child rearing, grocery shopping, cooking, dishes, laundry, etc.

I work outside the home and don't do much domestically. That said, at the end of the day I am a girly girl. We hire out most of the manly work.

I am the one in the house who knows more about cars. Because that is apparently unusual it's one area I notice it more than others.

[disneysteve]

I also thought you were asking about careers.

I lived on my own for 10 years before getting married so I learned to cook, clean, do laundry, grocery shop, etc. For several years after we got married, I continued to do most of the laundry though DW does it now. I still do most of the cooking and I do the weekly grocery shopping.

[QuarterMillionMan]

I think he might be right...

Oowee!

[snafu]

Women are now able to fully participate in military combat roles which is something I'd reject but ok for those who wanted that barrier struck down. For as long as I can remember, the chefs interviewed on TV, to promote new or refurbished restaurants are always men.

[Nutria]

Women are now able to fully participate in military combat roles which is something I'd reject but ok for those who wanted that barrier struck down.

As it is now, women don't need to fulfill the same PT requirements as men.

I know a naval architect who works for a company that builds Navy ships. Because female sailors can only lift half as much as men (40 lbs vs 75 lbs), many parts of ships must be redesigned, and such tasks now take 2x as long.

And how will those tiny ankles and 130 lb body handle humping an 80+ lb pack (plus weapon, ammunition and armor) on a forced march through hostile terrain?

[phantom]

I'm a female computer programmer, but I can't think of much stereotypically male work that I do around the house. My husband takes care of cutting the grass. I'll lead the way on getting a home improvement projects off the ground, but I tend wimp out when it comes to using power tools or lifting heavy things. As for fixing things, I'll help with the diagnosis, but my husband is more of an engineer than I am, and I'd be lost without him.

I wonder if anyone here thinks of managing finances as either stereotypically male or stereotypically female? My husband and I split that duty. My mom took care of the money at my house while I was growing up. She was a stay at home mom for a lot of my childhood, so I saw bill paying as part of the job of a homemaker. But, I later learned that my grandmother didn't have any involvement in the finances at all and was completely lost when my grandfather passed away.

[MonkeyMama]

I wonder if anyone here thinks of managing finances as either stereotypically male or stereotypically female?

With my tax clients it runs pretty 50/50. 100% of the time someone takes the lead but it's a toss of the coin as to who does take the lead. & it generally follows that the tax person is more the investment person and financial planner. The point is often brought up that the other partner would rather have absolutely nothing to do with the finances.

[Nutria]

I wonder if anyone here thinks of managing finances as either stereotypically male or stereotypically female? My husband and I split that duty. My mom took care of the money at my house while I was growing up. She was a stay at home mom for a lot of my childhood, so I saw bill paying as part of the job of a homemaker. But, I later learned that my grandmother didn't have any involvement in the finances at all and was completely lost when my grandfather passed away.

My mother pays the bills and handles investments. My paternal grandmother (stay at home) paid the bills, but her husband handled investments and taxes.

My wife and I have alternated between paying the bills, with me handling it for quite a while now. I also do the investments, but she handles the taxes.

[ua_guy]

Interesting thread topic.

Chores are gender-neutral in our household--equal opportunity here. We're also gay, and yes, people have asked us, "Who's the husband, and who's the wife?" -in reference to household duties and roles. The answer is usually, "both of us". We actually split roles and chores according to ability, but are equipped to swap if we need to. He cleans bathrooms better, so I vacuum. I'm better at dishes, he sweeps the floor. He does laundry better, but I'm better at planning meals and lists, he's better at grocery shopping, but we both cook. We both hate dealing with dry cleaning, dropping off and picking up. We both do yard work and vehicle maintenance.

On careers...I'm a male in healthcare IT and administration. There's a better male/female mix in IT departments, but on the business side, it's a female-dominated profession, and it's not uncommon for me to be maybe one of two males in a meeting of 10 people. Leadership is overwhelmingly female.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Wife and I generally stick to "traditional" husband and wife duties, but there is considerable overlap: I like to vacuum. Anything that involves machine I generally like. She likes doing traditional "wife" chores although sometimes I think she doesn't trust me, which is probably smart on her part.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Neither of us like cleaning so we alternate. Actually we hire cleaners because we hate it so much. Right now I am looking for cleaners.

My DH likes to cook but worked before so he cooked less after kids. So I picked up the slack. My contribution before when I didn't cook was I always did the dishes and cleaned up before and after dinner. I still do it more than he does. BUT he still cooks quite a bit on the weekends. He'll smoke meat or grill or make a few dishes for the week and I just heat and microwave and clean up.