Women rule the roost, there’s no doubt that, but there is a changing of the tides regarding the household projects many used to consider strictly a “man’s job.”
A new study has found that women in abundance are performing more DIY projects around the home than men these days, with almost half say they are the main DIY-ers in their houses, and about the same claiming they have to finish jobs the dudes in the home have abandoned!
The poll, which was conducted by Wickes, found that most women were taking on far more DIY tasks than their mothers and grandmothers, with more than a third saying they are the best at DIY in their household.
Design historian Professor Deborah Sugg Ryan says the poll showed how women had “swept away financial, legal and other restraints to take the lead on DIY,” and that the poll reflected a shift in attitude, as the days of women serving just as assistants and needing to be guided by men were gone.
Ryan says reality TV and social media were inspiring women to tackle more DIY projects. “It’s amazing to see the shift in attitudes,” she told The Sun.”
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