House Wife Skills, Do you Think it is Important for Girls to Still Learn These?

I think despite how sophisticated we are there is still a stigma of gender roles and girls are STILL expected to do "female" chores, and boys "male" type chores. I think both sexes though should know some basic skills, like cooking and cleaning. When you think of it, there are more famous male chefs than female so that breaks that mold...and don't forget football player Rosey Grier who is into needlepoint--he even has his own line of needlepoint kits one can buy. I do remember reading somewhere though that there certain Christian sects that fully expect women to in a sense be barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen all the time, in other words only the women are expected to do housewife things Good luck in your sewing. I never got into sewing much only some very basic stuff to apply to some of the crafts I used to do.

I guess there's a need for girls to learn even a few of those skills...:D Haha... At least cleaning, doing laundry, cooking, baking,etc. I don't see anything wrong in following traditions...:D

HI, home wife's must know more more thing, as then only they they can do all the work, may be some work...to be perfect in House keeping

i think knowledge is always good be it of anything....if you have knowledge of anything it is going to help you....nowadays i m also having sewing lessons....just because i like it...though being a working woman and also i'd to look after my kids, it is very difficult for me to take out time but just because i like sewing and i want to make dresses by myself for my kids that's why i m learing and i m very excited about that....

Men want women that knows how to Handle the chores in the house, its not that Men would not move in the house but there are certain chores for women and Men..In a Husband /wife relationship there must be a division of labor in the House..In todays high technology certain gadgets may help the chores , such as washing Machines,microwave oven,ref,dish washing machines,etc..but one must know the basics at least...I prefer women that has the characteristic of all the know how,so that when crisis comes,she can easily adjust to it...thanks!

I think its important for girls to learn these skills, but not only girls, everyone should learn them. I know a lot of guys probably won't be up for sewing, but they can sure help with the cooking and cleaning. When I'm married I don't plan on doing all of that work. My boyfriend actually suggested we take cooking classes TOGETHER, because he needs to know how to cook too. Anyone who can cook of course has a little bit more of an appeal to them.. Who wouldn't like having their partner make them food? But its not the deciding factor on whether you will marry the person or not.

everyone should learn basic skills,not just girls. i can't tell you how many guys i know that can't sew on a simple button. of course i'm making money doing these things for them,but people really should know the day to day stuff for their own sake.

Yes, you should learn these skills not because you have to do it later on as a housewife but because it will be useful to you and your future life. Men should be equally just as equipped as women because among couples these days, you can never know if either or both will have to work outside the home, and it would be an advantage to know how to sew, cook, clean, do laundry, iron clothes, etc. My husband cooks better than me, I admit that, but I have recipes which I alone can cook and he's not much of a cleaner in the house too. It would be useful for a couple to complement each other, but better for both to be skilled at any and all household chores.

I think it is important for both men and women to learn to cook, clean and sew. It should not be just for women. Then if that person gets married one day, both of them can do the housework. It should be a shared responsibility.

i think you should learn skills for yourself and not for the purpose of bagging a husband. nowadays, housework and child rearing should be shared because more often than not both husband and wife work and earn a living. whatever skills you may want to learn should be for your self improvement and fulfillment.

There is a lot of a housewife skill that we need to learn aside from sewing skills, running and maintaining a house and a household was a very hard task that a housewife to do. What more if you are a career woman and a housewife at the same time.All of that was not only to please a man,we have to all of that because that was our role being a housewife. We must know that because for a simple reason,"We are human being ,performing our task and duty of being a woman".

not all the time you have to do that in the process you gonna learned that when your already there. When I first started I don't do chores but when you love the person you are willing to learn everything little by little believe me it happens to me way back.

you're so like my mom! she's very opinionated, has a career and doesn't do any housework. all the household chores goes to my dad (that is, if us kids are not at home to help). when talks about blah-blah's wife doesn't know how to do any housework, my mom gets offended. according to her, she doesn't do any housework but she provides money and is very practical - she takes care of all important documents, make sure us kids get all the things we need. further, she says that knowing "house wife skills" though certainly very helpful,is not the only criterion that will determine whether someone is a good wife or not. both my parents say that it's important that one -both men and women- has to know household skills that's why they have divided the chores to do at home evenly among us kids. ^_^

For girl marriage material, character come first and then skills. Yes cooking, and cleaning after marriage is important. Actually if u know to do other things also its appreciated. Man should also know how to cook. So both man and women i think it is same important for both to know everything to help each other after marriage.

my mom always tell me that i should learn those or i will never get a husband. and i will always answer i didn't graduated from college and now even taking a second degree just to become a housewife. although it's what i was really thinking before, now i'm just saying that to annoy her. because at the bottom of my heart i know i should at least learn how to cook whether or not i'll get married someday not really for my partner but for myself. hahahah... i started to feel like that when one day i had gone so hungry but my mom and my brother, who's so good in cooking, weren't around to cook for me. poor me, i had to buy instant food. i can't use a sewing machine but i can do basic stitches thanks to my home living class back in high school. there are people who's job is to sew clothes so I don't really feel the need to learn it that much. as for doing laundry, washing the dishes or cleaning the house, i don't really think a woman needs special skills on those. all she needs is a keen sense on proper hygiene, orderliness and cleanliness. as for raising kids, i think it's natural instinct for every mother. those who fail on it, either don't like kids or don't like the situation that brought in the kids.

My cooking skills are a little questionable but at least I try. Just do not ask me to bake anything. Its my opinion that everyone male or female needs to know how to do basic house chores and repairs. Its so sad that here we are in the 20000s and still there are men who don't know how to wash a dish because parents are still raising them that some kind, young lady will mop their floors and call them "your highness" and women still can't fix their own cars because some knight in shining armor will come riding on his trusty steed and fix it for her. Its amazing how people have managed to survive all these years being so dumb.

Hi, I think you are talking about domestic things. I think, yes it is necessary to learn those things, not only for girls, but also for boys. A complete knowledge about cooking always helps. Its a great time pass as well. Now you can ask a boy if he can cook, or if he can sew. It will surely be a legitimate question to ask. I should be concerned only about what I know. Of course, it becomes easier if my spouse also knows the same thing. That will surely double our strength together. But domestic skills are independent of genders and I think everyone should have some of these in case of future crisis. Thanks. God bless you

those are basic living skills.both boys and girls must at least have the basic skills.so for me it is important for both genders.

Of course it's a need for not even girls but boys as well. Cause during the life of in between of living away from family and before marriage, everyone will have to do their laundries, cooking, and house cleaning themselves. It's not specifically for girls only but boys should know as well. By the way, this skills of house works should be more emphasize towards girls should know better than boys.

I do think that's a great subject to come up with and in my opinion, it's a free country and the girls have the rights to learn what ever they want. After all, it's not like they have to learn these skills or it's a requirement. But, on the other hand I think it would still be best to learns these house wife skills,especially if you're a mother.Anyways, these skills are something you should have gone through in your child hood from simple tasks such as chores.But, at the end of the day, if you're a mother and you have kids, I think it would be best to have these house wife skills to better situatate yourself and your kids. :)