Achieving Gender Equity: Team #8 by

Facts about gender roles (Mariana)

a01742986 — 2024-11-07 15:31:30 UTC

more than a quarter of mothers experienced negative career consequences, such as lower pay and damaged career prospects, due to working flexibly. For fathers, this was about one in ten.
If more people work flexibly and overwork is less prevalent in companies, then flexible working is also likely to result in better outcomes.
When a man expects his partner to ask him to do things, he’s viewing her as the manager of household chores
The mental load happens when someone start a simple chore and start to do all the remaining chores
There is nothing to force women to do all chores, but when they stop, the whole family suffers
mire information about the problem in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpgZ5PCuf8A

Santiago Facts

a01743091 — 2024-11-07 15:35:41 UTC

our societies still believe that women hold the responsibility when it comes to housework and care, while men are still mainly responsible for the bread-winning.
working from home tends to lead to a more traditional division of labor
Men, on average, are more likely than women to work longer hours when given more control over them
employers expect women to use flexible working to address family demands, while men are expected to protect their working time

Parents’ opinions (Mariana)

a01742986 — 2024-11-07 15:41:20 UTC

They think that the things we investigated are true, women who work and take care of their children do a lot for the good of a family but they believe that it is an issue that couples should discuss and agree to achieve a balance.
They accept that it is a situation that is currently happening in our society and in our family.
As a daughter I can help with the chores to reduce my mother's work and I can also take advantage of the things they give me to make the effort they make count.
I learned that they are aware of social problems but they agree that for there to be stability there must be a certain balance, both economic and family, but they recognize the hard work of mothers and think that children must learn to value it.

Parent's Opinion (Santiago)

a01743091 — 2024-11-07 15:45:16 UTC

My mom said that she thinks that the information was a real problem and she told me that we need to do something to change this. She said that the gender inequality was true for our society and for our home and she was educated since she was young to make home chores because she was a girl.

Then she told me than if I wanted to help I should help with chores without asking my mother to do it.

Solutions Santiago

a01743091 — 2024-11-07 15:48:50 UTC

Open communication. Open and honest communication can help to promote a fair division of work, This communication is very important since you can visualize and solve problems more easily.

Give equal opportunities to all family members. Giving the same opportunities should develop a better environment of equality

Support the other’s work. Supporting the professional career can lead to better opportunities with equality

Proposed actions (Mariana)

a01742986 — 2024-11-07 15:49:05 UTC

Sharing household responsibilities equally. If men participate in household chores, it leads to more equitable relationships. In this case, also make children learn from a young age that shared responsibilities are better.

Educate about Gender equality. Education could help to change attitudes and behaviors. At home it is important to educate children since many values that you show in the world are learned from home.

Encourage the entire family to make decisions together, so that they learn to take everyone's opinions into account.