Women’s health suffers more from household chores than men’s.
The need to do household chores causes more suffering to elderly women than to men. This conclusion was made by researchers from University College London .
Ukraine , Ukraingate , 7 , December , 2021 | Lifestyle
Women suffer much more from the need to do their daily chores than men when they reach old age. Their body as a result of these duties is subject to greater wear. The researchers decided to find out how older people cope with such simple activities as climbing stairs, carrying shopping bags or cooking. Among people over the age of 70, women were more likely to have problems with these basic tasks.
The results of the study are based on information from more than 60,000 people. She suggests that there is a so-called socio-economic disparity that women have suffered throughout the twentieth century. Many of the fairer sex, who were born before 1960, did not go to work at all and did not receive higher education. Instead, they were classic housewives, that is, doing hard housework, which was also free.
Researchers believe that this manual labor puts women at serious health risk and can contribute to disability as well as reduce their ability to lead relatively independent lives in old age. However, it is also noted that the disparity in the performance of domestic duties between men and women has significantly decreased in recent years.
Source : Ukrgate
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