Women not to be afraid of drills

As many as 41 percent of women declare that they independently carry out interior decoration work (16 percent of men), and 32 percent initiate and plan renovations, according to research carried out on behalf of Castorama Polska. And since over the last year of the pandemic, renovations have become one of the most popular ways to spend time, it should come as no surprise that many women stop being afraid of performing jobs previously considered typically male.

Women are not afraid of new challenges. On the one hand, they more and more often occupy high positions in industries that were previously perceived as male (for example, the construction industry), on the other hand, they are more and more willing to take over the traditionally "male" duties.

A survey commissioned by Castorama asked about the division of responsibilities for various aspects of changes in the apartment. Taking into account the respondents' declarations, the respondents jointly choose mainly finishing materials (54 percent). The female domain is independent work related to interior decoration (41 percent) and the initiation of the renovation itself and an idea for the type of changes to be carried out (32 percent), which is certainly influenced by various programs showing interior changes, for example by Dorota Szelągowska. The YouTube channel, where you can check how to do almost everything at home, has also become a significant inspiration. Social networks are also a real mine of ideas and examples of work that we can do ourselves.

It is interesting that the perception of who in the household is responsible for the researched issues is closely related to the respondent's gender – each gender assigns itself a greater role in a given area. It is especially visible in the case of renovation. The surveyed men hardly see women like the one carry out such in the household. They also less frequently declare that they are doing it together with their partner. On the other hand, women assign themselves a greater role in carrying out repairs and also see a greater role of joint activities in this area.

(WBJ)