B2 – Upper Intermediate
Despite living in the 21st century, we still hear of women having to take on a huge load of the household chores.
In Sweden, they are giving tax breaks for cleaners. Does this reduce the gap or only make gender-role norms flourish even more?
Read the article to find out more about this policy.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200303-how-sweden-is-fixing-the-housework-gender-gap
Discussion Questions:
- Talk about Sweden’s way to fix the housework gender gap and your opinion about it.
- How would you describe the division of household tasks in your own home and generally, in your country?
- Is it common in your country for families to have a house cleaner?
- Do you agree or disagree to this: “House chores are part of the family life”?
- How do you think the government of your country champion work-life balance?
2 replies on “Fixing the Housework Gender Gap”
Talk about Sweden’s way to fix the housework gender gap and your opinion about it? It is a good solution, if both have to dedicated many hours to their jobs.
How would you describe the division of household tasks in your own home and generally, in your country? In my home I try to collaborate all I can because some of them can be tedious, in many Spanish homes they pay a maid.
Is it common in your country for families to have a house cleaner? yes it is very common, basically in famillies where both parents work.
Do you agree or disagree to this: “House chores are part of the family life”? I agree.
How do you think the government of your country champion work-life balance? The goberment is trying people not to do extra hours.
Thank you for trying to express your opinions about this matter. Here are a few corrections for you:
The goberment is trying people not to do extra hours.
> The government is trying for people not to do extra hours.
Another way to say this is: The government is trying for people not to work overtime anymore.
Keep going.