Male chauvinism and family..

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I was reading a post written by Judy ( @JudyEv ) about washing dishes when we were kids and I remembered how my brother NEVER helped with house chores because he was a boy. That led me to realize that in our household (and in many others in my country) male chauvinism was taught from the cradle by our mothers. At that time, although, in many households the man was the main or only provider. And although I could half accept that, I don´t understand why women fought for rights (vote, work, equal pay) but never for equal treatment inside their house. In many households in the US (while visiting) and in my country, I have seen men around the TV (showing some sport) and a beer in their hands while the woman who had just come from work attended the kids and tried to cook supper at the same time. Maybe that is one of the reasons why we see so many shows on TV where families eat on trays with a pizza that was bought by phone. There is no conversation and the main element of the living and dining room area is a huge TV set. If the overweight father (too many pizzas and too much beer) hears a yell from a child when he is watching TV, he uses his paw to quiet him/her until the commercial starts. Mother dear then gives the child a tablet or a console to play while she tries to rest a bit (with a piece of pizza and either a beer or a soda in her hand). The children learn from the cradle their roles. Now the woman has to bring money for the house. But the antique role of cleaning up, child rearing and the like is not shared. Only now she is too tired ti do it well. And children have learned to want things instead of to wanting to be somebody. Am I too old or the world is worse?