Women are rejecting marriage in Asia. The social implications are serious.

Re:Women are rejecting marriage in Asia. The social implicat... by bobo888 on Saturday August 20, 2011 @01:04AM (#2905814)

And the proof is...? How about, more crime might mean less marriage?

I know it's not about Asia, but: http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/08/05/us-work-couples-pr...

"London School of Economics sociologist Catherine Hakim's research shows that when both paid work and unpaid duties such as housework, care and voluntary work are taken into account, men do pull their own weight."

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Re:Women are rejecting marriage in Asia. The social implicat... by tsotha on Saturday August 20, 2011 @05:56AM (#2906286)

The "women do more housework" thing has been debunked over and over, at least in the west. You can only arrive at that conclusion by excluding traditional "man's work" jobs like yard work and car repair.

On the other hand, I have heard Japanese and Chinese men say they expect their wives to do all the housework, so maybe there really is a difference.

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Re:Women are rejecting marriage in Asia. The social implicat... by sliverstorm on Saturday August 20, 2011 @01:12AM (#2905828)

Now hold on there. Just because the employed member of the family puts in 60+ hours per week at the office doesn't mean they should do any less work around the house...

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Re:Women are rejecting marriage in Asia. The social implicat... by bobo888 on Saturday August 20, 2011 @01:30AM (#2905874)

Whaaat? So are you basically saying that one shold do half of the house chores no matter how much he/she works at their job? If one spouse is unemployed, and the other spouse works 60 hrs you consider it fair only when each does 50% of the house work?

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Re:Women are rejecting marriage in Asia. The social implicat... by bobo888 on Saturday August 20, 2011 @01:36AM (#2905891)

Sorry, but sarcasm doesn't really work over the web.

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