Personally I think that everyone should know these things, but it isn't being passed on anymore. In our neighborhood of 50 homes there is only one other family that knows how to actually cook (not just opening a can or from a box) and most are boomers.
All three of our children were raised knowing how to cook, clean, sew and do the laundry. Yes, even my son. They might not have appreciated it then, but now that they are adults they see it through a different light.
It was the same when I was younger. I learned how to cook & clean, use all sorts of power tools, change the oil on a car, and even (gasp!) sew! Somebody had to attach the patches to my Boy Scout uniform and mend holes in the knees of my pants -- after showing me how once or twice, my mom said I was on my own for that kind of stuff.
Oh, absolutely men should learn the same skills. I was just referring to women who desire to be homemakers. If they are motivated enough to take college classes, they are motivated enough to find a “professional homemaker” and apprentice themselves.