Women's Work

China Cat Sunflower said:
Is there such a thing as "women's work"? How about "men's work"?

Chris
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lol Chris, could be setting yourself up for a scalping here :p

To stick to tradition, Why do women traditionally get married in white?
Because traditionally most kitchen appliances come in white :rolleyes: Now I better run before I get my privates thrown in the blender ......


tao
 
yes, womens work is just about everything, except...
men are good for.......... opening tight jars

lifting heavy boxes.........
fixing cars............
killing spiders..........
standing up for you..........
collapsing into their arms.........
beating their chests...........
saying kind words........


hahahaha, who am I kidding? (sorry, too many "old movies").
 
Tao_Equus said:
lol Chris, could be setting yourself up for a scalping here :p

To stick to tradition, Why do women traditionally get married in white?
Because traditionally most kitchen appliances come in white :rolleyes: Now I better run before I get my privates thrown in the blender ......


tao
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privates in a blender!!!!!
privates in a blender!!!!
OH my dear friend............ Id do a lorena bobbit on ya, cept I havent got pepper and a pair of tweezers............ OUCH:D
 
ummmmmm Id like to apologise for my earlier outburst.(above)
As in other "anger" forums I have divulged my tendency to react a little, shall we say, bluntly. Id further like to add..............
"im sorry, I was drunk....."
"im sorry, she/he meant nothing to me.."
"I wouldnt have done it, if you hadnt pushed me into it........."

sound familiar,??????
god, I hope not..........
 
In this day and age, I'm thinking we've pretty much grown beyond that women's/men's work issue.

Yes some still see the divide, but it is dissapearing rapidly.

There are some jobs that women in general do not have the physical characteristics for. Like a fireman, most women and many men couldn't toss a person over their shoulders and climb down a ladder. Some women could pass that test. But things like that I do believe the job requirements should rein supreme and not be bent for 'equal rights'.
 
I have held a "traditionally male" blue collar job for 29 years.

I'm a sewage treatment plant operator.

Because the plant I work at has aspects/divisions that don't exist at other plants, there have been a couple of times when I could say I was the first/only woman to hold my job. That isn't so any longer, although there are few women doing my kind of work (at least where I work).
 
Garnet said:
I have held a "traditionally male" blue collar job for 29 years.

I'm a sewage treatment plant operator.
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Now I would suggest that there are many wives/mothers that if asked would tell anyone who would listen that they are sewage treatment plant operators.
 
Well, if I dare even contemplate asking this question, then the homefire would be burning, and I'd be on top of it.

The whole concept of 'womens' work' is anathama in our house. My daughters grew up playing with cars and trains as well as dolls and tea sets. We are an equal opportunity operation. And if I really want to annoy 'me uver arf' then I need only mutter "yes, dear" in response to any statement, question, comment, whatever, to see the sparks fly ... however ...

... there is something that 'she who must be obeyed' refers to as 'williwork' which seems to include anything to do with electrical wiring, hard manual labour, and/or the risk of serious personal injury ... now where's the justice in that, I ask you? (Quietly tho, she might be listening)

Thomas
 
I agree that pregnancy and breastfeeding are women's work. Wil says firefighting is men's work. My oldest girl had a male first grade teacher this last year. I thought that was interesting. I work in the trades. There are almost no women in the trades. No carpenters, drywallers, electricians, Hvac people. There are almost no female auto mechanics. I mean, I'm sure there are some, but I never see them. OTOH schools and hospitals are absolutely dominated by females.

There are, of course, dangerous and strenuous jobs in the trades, but most aren't. Same goes with police, fire, and military occupations. Girls want to be cops and fire fighters, but no girls want to change tires or hang drywall for a living. So ingrained is the gender role stereotype in these occupations that young women don't even consider applying. Not because it's a bad job or too hard, but because they've never even thought of it. And, well, not to mention that these jobs are well inside the good ole boy perimeter.

How does the division of chores come down in your family or relationship? Is it like Thomas'? What does that say about how far we've come toward, and how much we actually value sexual equality.

Chris
 
Garnet said:
I have held a "traditionally male" blue collar job for 29 years.

I'm a sewage treatment plant operator.

Because the plant I work at has aspects/divisions that don't exist at other plants, there have been a couple of times when I could say I was the first/only woman to hold my job. That isn't so any longer, although there are few women doing my kind of work (at least where I work).
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Did you start out as a poop scraper third class and work your way up, or how does that work in the sewage world? (I'm imagining the plot of a Horatio Alger story here) "Why, when I first started here we didn't have gloves. You scraped the pipes with your own fingernails- and liked it."

Chris
 
China Cat Sunflower said:
I agree that pregnancy and breastfeeding are women's work. Wil says firefighting is men's work. My oldest girl had a male first grade teacher this last year. I thought that was interesting. I work in the trades. There are almost no women in the trades. No carpenters, drywallers, electricians, Hvac people. There are almost no female auto mechanics. I mean, I'm sure there are some, but I never see them. OTOH schools and hospitals are absolutely dominated by females.

There are, of course, dangerous and strenuous jobs in the trades, but most aren't. Same goes with police, fire, and military occupations. Girls want to be cops and fire fighters, but no girls want to change tires or hang drywall for a living. So ingrained is the gender role stereotype in these occupations that young women don't even consider applying. Not because it's a bad job or too hard, but because they've never even thought of it. And, well, not to mention that these jobs are well inside the good ole boy perimeter.

How does the division of chores come down in your family or relationship? Is it like Thomas'? What does that say about how far we've come toward, and how much we actually value sexual equality.

Chris
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1) My lady is a qualified mechanic.... At a high level. as well as electrician, and better than most males at DIY...
2) I have a sister who is a Major in the Army.

So yeah you may say you don't see it, but they are there, and in most cases they are equal to the male ability or better :)
 
greymare said:
alex, your lady is a champion. I like her already.
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We've always lived by "try and fix it yourself and learn before paying another." lol.... (Got a book on how to repair over 2,000 house hold items.) This is a lady who asked for a toolbox for her birthday lol... And got a powerdrill for christmas :p I would admit she is better than me, although I naturally would prefer to think I am. ;)
 
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