The European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) claims the “unequal division of family responsibilities” needs to be fought. In its “Strategy for Equality” that focuses on a number of key areas that need to be ironed out for an egalitarian society, there is an inclusion of women’s role in the home.
FEMM encourages the introduction of “measures encouraging men’s participation in domestic labor.” German MEP Maria Noichi who produced the report states: “If a better work-life balance is to be achieved, men will have to devote more time to housework and caring.”
Mainly male critics however scoff at the suggestion! UK’s Tory MP Philip Davies believes that EU bureaucrats have no jurisdiction in such areas. “With Greece and the eurozone reaching crisis point, you would think the EU would have better things to be doing than lecturing families on who should be doing the dishes,” he said.
