Parsons argued this division of labour is based on biological differences between men and women as women are naturally suited towards nurturing role and men to a powerful role. However Willmott and Young argue that nowadays men are taking a greater share of domestic chores. Feminists argue that parsons view of the domestic division f labour benefits men.Elizabeth Bott distinguishes between two roles within a marriage;segregated conjugal roles where the couple have separate roles i.e. the man is the breadwinner and the wife is the homemaker. They HAVE SEPARATE LEISURE ACTIVTIES and spend spare time apart.
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. It seems like everyone thinks mum will stay at home and do the dishes, her little boy will grow up to become a big, strong man but not her daughter, of course, she is far too busy washing her own children’s dishes. But it is not just women who suffer sexism, men do also. For example: Shelia’s Wheels sell cheaper car insurance to women only, and they say it's because statistics show women to be safer drivers. Would it would be fair for a bank to offer men better rates on loans if stats showed that men were better at paying back loans than women were, utterly ludicrous.
Nor did he ever give her money. The old woman told this without bitterness." Even though her son could've supported her she didn't want to to give up her job and her pride by becoming dependant on him. She could've begged and made money easy, but she chose to work hard by cleaning other people's laundry: "She could've begged at the church door or entered a home for penniless and the aged. But, there was in her a certan pride and love of labor which many of the labor force have been blessed."
She had bigger dreams than just being a housewife and I think being the only woman on the farm stifles her. She looks to the men on the farm for friendship and companionship, but obviously they take it as flirting and in order to stay out of trouble with Curley, they stay away from her. This increases Curley’s wife’s loneliness. Curley’s wife represents women in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. Women in the 1930’s were seen by men as scheming and devious.
"If she once likes people, she won't hear anything against them." When Ántonia fell in love with Larry Donovan, she wouldn't listen to anybody who gave her advice against him. She trusted him with all her heart and that led to the result she got later. Larry Donovan did not want to marry her and abandoned her with a baby. Although heartbroken, she managed to go back home and live her life on the farm with her family.
In this essay the topics we will be talking about are the women’s role in World War One, the rights of women before and after the war and the way the women were appreciated. Women in the nineteenth century didn’t have many rights, men practically owned them. This all changed in 1914 because society’s “idea” of the perfect women was someone who took care of the household duties and children, that when their husband came home from work they would have a clean house and a nice cooked meal ready for them. The working class would work as maids and in domestic service but once they were married they would quit. Women were not heard and if tried to be were shamed upon society.
A female during these times could not be heirs to her father’s title exceptions were made for female royals and therefor were raised to believe that they are worth nothing in the eyes of a man and that they are inferior to men because they know better. Arranged marriages were as common as daylight and the bride had little to say about her chosen husband. There were expected from the bride to be to bring dowry to the ceremony, this was some kind of payment or also referred to as the brides portion in a certain amount of money, goods and property. After the wedding the now wife were expected to provide and bare children en run the household. Females could not become Doctors or Lawyers, they were not allowed to vote and were not allowed to enter politics they were denied access to join the Army or Navy but the saddest part about it all was that a female in the Elizabethan era were not allowed to act in the theatres (but women at court were allowed to perform in the Masques).
Sexism Sexism caused a lot of problems in history. For example during the industrial revolution women are prevented to have a job that is paid equally as a man does although they do more work than a men does, and this lead to women rights movement. In ancient China women were not allow to go out they couldn’t have a job all they do is stay at home and do housework. It’s not really because their religion didn’t allow them. It’s because Chinese people think after women get married they will live with their husband and they will become a part of the other family.
A woman should be an obedient wife and a devoted mother. The norms of the society confine a woman to be dependant of her husband without having any independence or self fulfillment. These confines and expectations are forced on Edna simply because of her gender. Leonce on the
Domestic violence was accepted within the community and the husbands didn’t receive any consequence for their actions. Renaissance wives had to be obedient to their husbands, which required you to ask permission to leave your home, speak properly, dress nicely and have all of your skin covered. Divorce was only available to very wealthy woman and it was very rare. The only hope to freedom that renaissance wives had were if they were to become widows and inherit the family’s property become financially independent, but if the husband was in debt they would be passed down the financial burden and left to all the farm work. Whether they were a rural woman or a urban women, during the Renaissance they had all of chores and duties.