how much is the work load divided between husband and wife?

[VanHalen5150]

I tend to do more cooking and cleaning, i dont want to re-hash why, but it's not ideal

[lucky2balive]

depends
if one works and the other doesn't, the other should be doing the bulk of the housework...regardless of whether the other is husband or wife

as far as taking care OF KIDS I would imagine the working spouse still participates in that

the old days, the husband worked, fixed things, mowed the lawn etc while the wife stayed home, cooked cleaned laundered and got the kids off to school..that was a good division of labor

and staying home with the kids and tending house is NOT the easier job, imo its harder...

but of both spouses work, then THEY need to find a division that works for them...problem is when both spouses work full time, and there are kids...there is simply TOO MUCH work to be done...neither spouse will ever feel like its fair, they will both always be overwhelmed...I see this in every dual income with kids family I know...everyone is exhausted and unhappy, not enough time to get everything done and have time with the family...life sucks stay single

[TMBGBlueCanary]

Originally Posted by lucky2balive

depends
if one works and the other doesn't, the other should be doing the bulk of the housework...regardless of whether the other is husband or wife

as far as taking care OF KIDS I would imagine the working spouse still participates in that

the old days, the husband worked, fixed things, mowed the lawn etc while the wife stayed home, cooked cleaned laundered and got the kids off to school..that was a good division of labor

and staying home with the kids and tending house is NOT the easier job, imo its harder...

but of both spouses work, then THEY need to find a division that works for them...problem is when both spouses work full time, and there are kids...there is simply TOO MUCH work to be done...neither spouse will ever feel like its fair, they will both always be overwhelmed...I see this in every dual income with kids family I know...everyone is exhausted and unhappy, not enough time to get everything done and have time with the family...life sucks stay single

Or hire a maid. It won't get rid of all of the chores, but man alive does it help (I am single and have a maid that cleans twice a month... I just have to do the day-to-day stuff when I come home from work and leave the deep cleaning to her).

[mochamajesty]

Originally Posted by oh-eve

I do the female stuff (laundry, cooking)
He does the manly stuff (cleaning cars, motorcycles, fixing stuff, yard)
and we both clean the house as we feel like.

Exactly.

I am NOT a handy person, and I abhor yard work.

He can look at something and know how to fix it, whereas my attitude is "just hire someone".

I don't care how my car looks as long as it runs, so he does that too.
I do the house cleaning and most of the cooking.

The laundry is done based on who gets to it first.

[ericsami]

depends on your skillset.

[2mares]

Originally Posted by Turktv85

How much does a married woman do of cleaning the house and cooking?

How much do men do of cleaning and cooking?

There are no laws concerning this so could go anywhere from 0% to 100%. Strange question.

[Ginge McFantaPants]

Depends on the time of year and who's home more. Honesty neither one of us keeps track; we just do what needs to be done.

[Checkered24]

Originally Posted by Turktv85

Just asking in general

In general, there is no universal answer.