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Is there such a thing as "women's work"? How about "men's work"?
Chris
Chris
Breastfeeding. (Yes, it is a heck of a lot of work!)Is there such a thing as "women's work"?
Everything else? (OK, I had to try!How about "men's work"?
Chris
They don't call childbirth 'labor' without reason.We could add pregnancy!![]()
Is there such a thing as "women's work"? How about "men's work"?
Chris
privates in a blender!!!!!lol Chris, could be setting yourself up for a scalping here
To stick to tradition, Why do women traditionally get married in white?
Because traditionally most kitchen appliances come in whiteNow I better run before I get my privates thrown in the blender ......
tao
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.I have held a "traditionally male" blue collar job for 29 years.
I'm a sewage treatment plant operator.
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).
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
alex, your lady is a champion. I like her already.