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There has been a big change in the roles of men and women at home which in turn (1) their feelings about their roles. However, it is important to highlight how this distribution of tasks and responsibilities can affect the relationships (2) may end up in discords, or even divorces. In order to make a distinction between the past and the present times (3) are provided: in the past, 75% (4) care ofall the washing and ironing. Husbands were involved in cleaning in only 17% and used their time at home on (5) repairs. The care of children was mainly a task carried out by women. The little time that men spent with children usually (6) the more enjoyable aspects of child care such as play and outings. However, this has (7) because now women are the ones who spend less time at home (8) to their jobs or their different activities. And nowadays, most husbands stay at home taking care of children and (9) the cooking. As a consequence of the change in roles, women have become more liberal and think they can manage (10) their own. Men, on the other hand, feel that their position and power in the family has been replaced by women.
