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    There's a lot wrong with this study, or how the media reported it, or both. Not sure what the criteria was for "developed" and it is odd Canada would not be included. One really has to take it with a big grain O salt, but I thought it was a funny/interesting press release.

    Any Aussie women here want to confirm or deny the findings? :-)



    http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...-1225757982072

    AUSTRALIAN men make the worst husbands in the world because they loathe helping out with the housework, a British study claims.


    AUSTRALIAN men make the worst husbands in the world because they loathe helping out with the housework, a British study claims.
    An economist from Oxford University found that women wanting to settle down were better off finding a bloke from Scandinavia, the US or Britain than Australia.

    Study author Dr Almudena Sevilla-Sanz said that based on her study of 12 developed countries, men and women were both more likely to cohabit or marry if they believed their partner would help out with the household chores and childcare.

    But it appears that when it comes to finding a husband willing to help out, Australian women have a tough time.

    Dr Sevilla-Sanz's study ranked Australia as the least egalitarian society, making its men unattractive marriage partners because they were more unlikely to do household chores.


    Norway, Sweden, Great Britain, the US and Northern Ireland were judged to be the most egalitarian countries, making their men the most attractive marriage partners.

    Next were the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, Austria and Australia in last place.

    "In egalitarian countries you might, in principle, expect to see women preferring to remain single rather than face the prospect of spending more time doing household chores," Dr Sevilla-Sanz said.

    "However, this study shows that in egalitarian countries there is less social stigma attached to men doing what was traditionally women's work.

    "For instance, if paternity leave is the social norm, more men take it.

    "This leads to men in egalitarian societies taking on more of a domestic role so the likelihood of forming a harmonious household becomes greater, resulting in a higher proportion of couples setting up households in these countries."

    The study's findings were based on a survey of 13,500 men and women aged 20 to 45 from each of the 12 countries.

    Each was asked about their attitudes to gender, housework and childcare responsibilities.

    The study found that women living in less egalitarian countries were 20 to 50 per cent less likely to live with a man compared with women in more egalitarian societies.

    The study, titled Household Division of Labor and Cross-Country Differences in Household
    Formation Rates, is due to be published in the Journal of Population Economics.
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    Canada may have been included but scored somewhere in the middle.

    I wouldn't mind terrible doing all of the housework if my husband was wealthy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gia2608 View Post
    Canada may have been included but scored somewhere in the middle.

    I wouldn't mind terrible doing all of the housework if my husband was wealthy.
    Seems like a fair exchange.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Will View Post
    AUSTRALIAN men make the worst husbands in the world because they loathe helping out with the housework, a British study claims.

    May this be their worst offense.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JayATee View Post
    May this be their worst offense.
    I had thought the same thing, like be happy it aint some Muslim country where you can't drive, etc.
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    ^Yeah or you know, stoning her to death bc she walked into the street without her Hijab.
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    I will have to reconsider that work Visa now, I do my own household chores anyway. Just don't ask for dinner, unless it is takeout. I am an awful cook.

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    Sounds like the social roles of the sexes haven't kept up with the times. They'll either get with the program or suffer the wrath of natural selection.


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    Quote Originally Posted by JayATee View Post
    ^Yeah or you know, stoning her to death bc she walked into the street without her Hijab.
    Err yea... God doesn't command Australian men not to clean house. See it all makes sense now
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    So would you rather be with a faithful slop or share a helpful cheater?
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    ^^^ What is behind door #3?
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    My husband must be Australian. Lazy bastard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Will View Post
    AUSTRALIAN men make the worst husbands in the world because they loathe helping out with the housework, a British study claims.
    I must have missed the British survey-doing people when they came around asking, I guess. Funnily enough, I just took a break from mopping and vacuuming to websurf
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    Im Canadian but I live in Australia and am married to an Aussie. This study is hilarious. I would say most marriages in Australia are slightly more traditional in the gender roles, but I would say a lot of Aussie men are true charmers. Very polite, sensitive, caring and love to spoil women.

    I would say the reason more Aussie women choose to stay single is more likely because the majority of the population lives in big cities, so Aussie women live more independent lives without pressure to be married (think sex and the city). Also aussies tend to travel way more in my experience than north americans. A lot of Aussies travel straight after high school and live very free lives vs. my experiences growing up in Canada with the expectation that you go straight to University after highschool, get married after that, have 2.5 kids, a dog, a cat, and white picket fence.

    I'm not gonna lie, I did notice when I moved here men seemed to be more dominant in the household and workforce than north america, but aussie women are by no means missing out! Australian guys are hot and it's a wonderful place to live where people realize you don't need to be married to enjoy a successful and fulfilling life!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jessie_tinydancer View Post
    you don't need to be married to enjoy a successful and fulfilling life!
    Damn right!
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    A little off topic,but... Don't go to DC either if looking for a husband,hehe!there are waaaay many more women than men here!

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    Quote Originally Posted by verfolgung View Post
    So would you rather be with a faithful slop or share a helpful cheater?
    I'll take single for $500, Alex.
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    ^^^ Heh.

    The study made me wonder if a guy would still be considered an "attractive marriage partner" as long as he took out the rubbish on his way out to visit his mistress.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rusdancer View Post
    A little off topic,but... Don't go to DC either if looking for a husband,hehe!there are waaaay many more women than men here!

    And the ones that are married are cheaters or other types of liars in gray and navy suits.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gia2608 View Post
    And the ones that are married are cheaters or other types of liars in gray and navy suits.
    Yeah but they'll be very apologetic on TV!
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