Not a man, of course. Back then men were viewed as superior because that’s all they were ever taught. “It takes a lot of dishes and a lot of washing up, for mum to build an athlete” (Fairy Liquid and the Olympics) this reinforces the idea that women do the household chores in service to the males of the house. The implication that housework is purely a woman’s work is completely unacceptable in today’s day and age where women are seen as strong and independent. The unequal distribution of domestic responsibilities has held women back for generations; it still today continues to hinder women’s progression in the work-place.
As a result, women seek health care in much greater proportion than men. Men, on the other hand, traditionally shy away from the health-care system, and we are only now starting to understand why that is. Men tend to view partners and friends as primary health sources. When they do reach a physician, men tend to focus more on physical problems, and are less likely to discuss deeper emotional issues -- particularly if the physician is female. Perhaps most influential are perceptions around male masculinity.
They have had a very different upbringing to all of us, and their values and beliefs are very different to our own. This has caused many conflicts, particularly with the male Muslims taking instructions from younger female staff. My line manager and I have tried to educate when issues arise, having working with Muslims for many years, and asking them questions, we understand more of their values, and reinforcing a zero tolerance for any discrimination due to their beliefs. Members of staff that are lazy or regularly flout the rules are another factor for workplace conflict. If a member of staff is regularly late to work when others are always on time, or a member of staff uses their mobile phone when it is banned, this will cause conflict.
This could almost be dismissed as a hangover from traditional values or the result of still-prominent stay-at-home mothers, except that it remains true when both members are working full-time, and even in some cases where only the woman is in employment. One explanation given for the unwillingness of men to take part is that the male gender role has not been challenged as strongly as its female counterpart, so many men feel threatened on a primal level by the prospect of child-rearing and domestic labour. This is backed up by the fact that it is even more pronounced when the man is unemployed, suggesting he has a greater reason to feel insecure in his masculinity. Whatever the cause, all signs point to women suffering a dual-burden; having to hold
Outside of work, workers feel the toll of not spending enough time with their families, leading to internal conflicts and eventually divorce. Inside of work, everyone hates their job or least have a negative attitude every time they go to work. 3. Employers have to acknowledge that technology has increased productivity and that they have a responsibility now to give their employees more time off so that they would be more productive when they return to work. 4.
However, when the 1990’s began a lot of feminist movements began that spoke out to the fact that women should have more of a role in society than just to cook and clean. This is when women started competing with men for jobs and education like they never had before. “Young men…have been challenged by women in areas that our fathers and grandfathers never were—in education, the workplace, business, the professions” (Katz 17). For a lot of men, this is a difficult thing to deal with. Being in a position where a male is not the dominant sex can really make one begin to doubt their masculinity.
Jensen mentions that “… we live our lives in that system and it deforms men narrowing our emotional range and depth” (533).For example, when two people decide to be in a relationship they are both vulnerable to getting hurt both emotionally and physically, but most men tend to be conservative while women get very attached to things so we are affected on different levels. Even though masculinity has varies ways of shaping our lives, we came part of the system in which masculinity can flourish, and we fail to see how it has taken over our lives to the point that we struggle to make a connection with our environment. If this view of masculinity was somehow to be replaced or somehow forgotten it will direct us to the ideal understanding of humanity and enable it to shape our lives in a way that we can gain back control of who we are and what we strive to be. Ideally it’s a world where no tendencies are embedded within
Fathers The role a father plays in the family has changed drastically over the past few decades. The father no longer has a permanent role to play in the family; he is now playing a bigger role at home while still being dominant when it comes to the job market. This creates a lot of confusion. Some fathers adapt easy to this new varying role, but some fathers feel like they are loosing their masculinity because they have to apply some of the feminine values when nursing their son. The shifting role of the father is very controversial subject, and there is therefor a lot articles where people express their opinions on the subject.
Male Dominant Society The book Bread Givers has a lot of obvious themes throughout it; however I think the theme of males being seen as more important and more powerful than women stands out the most. As the daughters Bessie, Mashah, Fania, and Sara grow up in a poor household, they are burdened with the responsibility of making money to support each other and their parents. They are responsible for making money for food, necessities, and also for paying rent. Although their father doesn’t work, he put all of the pressure on his daughters especially during the time that they couldn’t find jobs and continued to demand to receive their wages. Their father spent most of his time praying and studying the Torah and wanted to find his daughters
A Man’s Life It has always been assumed that women have the harder job in life than men bearing children, being a mother, and doing all the spousal duties. A majority of men in the world are workaholics. Men have an instinct to be the provider in their relationships. Many men make the mistake of letting work consume their lives and do not get the proper balance in their lives. To be happy a man must provide, and still have some fun in his life, but this is easier said than done.