Good news for those wondering about how to split the household chores! We finally have a scientific argument to put all of the gender arguments to rest.

Who should do all those household chores then? Yes, it’s the women.

Now, before you accuse me of being a misogynist, I can prove this contention. And no, it’s not the point mentioned a few weeks back about why women should do the cleaning, that they care more about the standards of cleanliness than men do.

So, what is this evidence to show that women should do the household chores?

Doing heavy household chores could slash a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer by a third, experts have found.

Well, that convinces me, doesn’t it you? A mid level newspaper reports it so it must be true!

Scrubbing floors, washing windows and digging the garden are just as effective as running, cycling and playing tennis at warding off the illness, a study claims.

But lighter tasks like vacuuming and painting, or pastimes like bowls and walking do not have the same effect, said the report for the journal Breast Cancer Research.

Now all I need to do is bribe some scientists into announcing that drinking beer while reading a book prevents prostate cancer and the world will be perfect. My wife and I will be able to avoid the most common cancers that each of us, for gender reasons, might be prey to and I will be able to read and drink in a clean house!

Somehow though, despite the thorough scientific grounding of this finding, I’m not really sure that I’ll be able to get my wife to believe it. Sadly.