Are Household Chores Only for Women?

We live in an era of role flexibility, especially in a difficult economic context where unemployment looms and may lead a husband to become a stay-at-home dad. Why not? "My husband works a lot and has always relied on me to manage the house and the children. Now that I also work, he struggles with having to take time off (RTT) to care for a sick child. And this, under the pretext that he earns more than I do... He doesn’t say it outright, but I can feel it! Should household chores be divided based on each person’s salary?" Flexible Roles… If I understand you correctly, the reason your husband doesn’t contribute to household chores might be related to money. His higher salary would exempt him from "pitching in"... If what you perceive is true, it’s hard for me to defend his behavior. After all, a stay-at-home wife performs countless tasks… without being paid! This is all the more unfair because all work deserves compensation. Calculate the hours you dedicate to your family and multiply them by the reasonable rate of 11 euros you would pay a housekeeper. Your total earnings, added to your external salary, would likely exceed your husband’s. He could no longer use the financial argument. You probably know that delightful tale where a man, thinking women have it easy, asks God to turn him into a stay-at-home wife. His wish is granted. But after two exhausting days, he begs God to turn him back into a man… to which God replies, "Alright! But you’ll have to wait nine months, becaus