The article isn't necessarily wrong. Both spouses need to feel that the other is contributing. How that's expressed or arrived at may differ depending on circumstances.

Personally, my wife and I pretty much do all of the chores together. She rinses the dishes, I put them in the dishwasher. She loads the washing machine, I put the clothes in the dryer. She sweeps, and I vacuum. Etc.

She does all of the yard work though. Wetbacking 101.