Gender Roles

Controversial. that's the first word that comes to mind. a lot of people are split when gender roles are discussed. my parents, for example, are very old fashioned and believe the woman should stay home and take care of the children, cook, clean, wash and maintain a positive attitude which pleases the man of the house. the man's role is work. earn money, provide for the family and take care of taxes as well as other expenses. 
i completely disagree with their views! i think it's unreasonable to make a woman do all the dirty work while the man can go out and live his life. i don't necessarily care if he's in an office cubical for most of the day because it still beats staying at home. when i get married and decide to have children, i will make sure my husband is aware that most of the work will be split between us. i will have a job and we would take turns staying home and taking care of our child. i would expect him to be able to cook and clean just as well as i would be capable of. 
in our class, we had a mini-survey asking which roles belong to whom and if they're split, which percent goes to whom? of course, the roles were old fashioned where the women cook and clean and the men work and provide...
surprised i am not; however, disappointed i am. when i filled out my gender roles survey, i tried to make it as close to realistic as possible hoping it could actually be that way when i am an adult. in my eyes, 50/50 would be perfect! but i am aware that isn't necessarily possible in today's society. things like who picks the kids up and who cooks dinner are still a woman's job where men might take on that role every once in a while. they feel a woman should do anything related to the children and cleaning and the man works with the occasional handy-man job. these things bother me and other feminists. when i grow up, my goal is to have an equal family where there is balance between the roles of my husband and i.