Men prove ‘better’ with the chores than women says survey

Posted by Nigel Slater on Sep 21st, 2009 in Around Britain | 0 comments

Traditionally you would have thought that women around the house would prove to be a dab hand when it came to doing those important daily house chores.

However, recent research shows times are changing with the revelation that men tend to be better with the chores than their female counterparts, even though they do it less often.

A survey revealed men are more thorough and less likely than women to cut corners while cleaning and are more inclined to hoover under beds and pieces of furniture.

The research was carried out for UK cleaning company Molly Maid and surveyed 2,000 adults.

It revealed 70% of women who took part in the survey admitted to not cleaning under beds and furniture, compared to just 61% of men.

TV’s ‘How Clean is Your House’ presenter Aggie MacKenzie wasn’t surprised men do a better job given the fact they clean less often.

The celebrity cleaning inspector said: “It’s a bit like cooking. Men rarely cook but when they do – my God. It is either something really elaborate or a great barbeque.

“They (men) feel like they need to prove themselves and it is the same with cleaning.”

Despite men proving to be better in terms of quality, the survey also found women spend 90 minutes more on doing the chores than there male partners, with men often finding excuses not to do the cleaning.

Another interesting aspect from the study found one in ten households hired a cleaner to do the glove work. This ratio was reduced to one in five for people living in London.

Pam Bader from Molly Maid said: “Our survey shows that the people of Britain are cutting corners in the cleaning because they have other things to do.

“On top of this, there is now a greater social acceptance about having help in the home – it’s becoming more common to have a cleaner.”

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