Sarah ThebaudUniversity of California Men Notice Messes As Much As Women. Here's Why They Don't Clean Up. There's a reason men do a third as much housework as women do. That's a Woman's Job: How Do Certain Careers Acquire a Gender? Opinion Why do we consider some occupations 'male' and other 'female'? New research sheds some light on how giving jobs genders hurts everyone, men included. By Sarah Thebaud Published 27 July 17 Opinion