I was thinking how much things have changed for genders in their roles in all aspects of life since I was very young. I haven't researched any studies on that but maybe some have.
I think there have been changes since I was a young child. Many women were homemakers while the husbands went to work. Now, many women are working in various fields and sometimes earning more than their male counterparts.
These days many men are not so desperate to prove their 'manhood', and will happily help with shopping, cooking, housework, childcare, etc. Many women have no issue doing the heavy yard work, cleaning the gutters, servicing their vehicles and changing a tire when necessary.
I have worked in male dominated blue collar jobs all my adult life, equal pay, equal work. If I couldn't do the job, I would look elsewhere. If a woman cannot physically handle the task, there are usually ways to cope, like using a forklift, a pallet jack, a dolly, a crowbar, etc. This is not always a gender issue either, there are men who are too small, too weak, too out of shape, too obese to handle some physical challenges.
I respect women who jump in to help and aren't afraid of getting their hands dirty, as I do men who are not so close minded that they refuse to make dinner or do some food shopping.
In my opinion, we're all people, capable of doing most anything if we choose to and put our mind to it. I prefer it when there's mutual respect, and not one individual looking down on another.
The only things which would hinder both men and women are physical handicaps or old age.
