Who sets up the tables, carries stuff in, loads stuff up and hauls out the trash? I have been invited to baby and wedding showers for the aforementioned reasons.
It is kind of like my father used to say about putting boys to work on the ranch. If you put one boy to work, you'll get one boy's worth of work. If you put two, you'll get the work output of half a boy. But if you put three, you'll get a whale of a lot of trouble.
That's why God intended us to pair up with one woman. So we'd get proper supervision.
But in my era, after those tasks are completed, the man (men) were supposed to retire elsewhere and leave the ladies to their gossip and games, only to return after the guests are gone to help clean up. ;)
Your father sounds like a wise man!
All the women I know, including myself, are capable or setting up tables, carrying stuff in and taking out the trash. In fact, in my house I’m probably the only one who does those things.