Mama Tee Series -Men And House Chores

Who made the rule that house chores are for women alone? A friend once asked if it is an insult to tell a man(her husband) to try and do the bed whenever he wakes up. Now the woman works far from home, leaves home as early 6:am. They don't have kids yet. She said her husband leaves home around 8:am so he would still be sleeping when she leaves for work. His own is to wake up via IFTTT