I distinctly remember the first time my grandma left me the dreaded chore list. It was a simple list- DUST & VACUUM LIVING ROOM- but I had foreboding feeling that this was going to be a permanent thing, and knowing my grandma, was not going to stay so simple. Boy was I right! That list grew to include: WASH DISHES; FOLD LAUNDRY; SWEEP AND MOP KITCHEN; COOK DINNER.
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.
Beth’s office is through the kitchen in the back of the store. The Paradiso’s mission statement is “To build a lifelong partnership of raving guest, associates and stockholders”. Her job is to order supplies, doing schedules, hiring employees, cooking, serving, counting the register at the end of the day and taking care of the store. Beth says her least favorite thing about her job is the turnover never having enough people to run the store. There are times that she has to be the manager and the cook at the same time.
Due to John’s lifestyle choice to put work ahead of personal matters, he is always out trying to make a good living for him and Anne. Due to this, Anne, does not get out much and lives the life of a stereotypical stay at home woman. This includes cooking, cleaning, chores inside the house and taking care of the men. One can see this when Anne says, “I’ll get them a good supper-and for coffee tonight after cards bake some of the little cakes with raisins that he likes...” (Ross, 291) One can see in this quote that instead of doing something progressive for herself, like painting, she is preparing a meal for the men’s arrival. Like any stay at home woman.
“This is how you iron your father’s khaki shirt...” (Kincaid 200) is a pa chore that you don’t see many woman nowadays doing (especially for their own father). In earlier times it was very common for the woman in the house to do all of the chores for the men in the family. They would cook and clean simply because they were expected to, whereas now in the 21st century men and woman both take on the responsibility of taking care of the household
For example the women in this play are the housekeepers. They stay home, make dinner take care of the kids and cook dinner [excluding Lyons girlfriend who is never seen in the play]. Women aren’t considered as equal in this play as it states: “Rose: What you all out here getting into? Troy: What you worried about what we getting into for? This is men talk, woman.” They listen to the men of the house as their masters and usually are
Their whole lives revolved around taking care of the house, kids and husband. For example when their husband came home from `a hard day of work' their wife would have cold drinks and finger food snacks waiting for them (Scott, p. 225). Women weren't able to go out into the work force because they were given such an unfair wage. Women weren't able to make their own choices in life they only had once path pay to choose from, to become a typical house wife. The role of women is constantly changing throughout history.
From being house-wives, slaves to men, care takers, maids, cooks, mothers, to having to be all that and work, maintain a household, pay bills, and bring home money. Women are expected to go to work then go home, and while at home from a long day of work do all the house chores, which basically is a 24/7 job minus the pay. The definition society has painted on femininity has changed; as we go into a new era society expects more and more from women. In the early 19th century women were almost considered slaves to men, they were to stay home cook, clean, and do anything and everything her husband demanded. That has evolved dramatically, societies view on women is not only that women must be the care takers of the family, but they are also expected
Public patriarchy encompasses the domination in the institutions of the larger society. How does gender in your household affect your home life? “Being a female and a mother, I seem to do the majority of the housework. I take care of the children more than my husband, whether it is getting them to appointments or making appointments. I help them with schoolwork, and I do the majority of the cooking, and cleaning.” It’s hard to undo centuries of women’s and men’s roles in a couple decades.
Over the years, I’ve become familiar with cooking and the culture I came from. My mother was the teacher and I was her student. For example, she would correct me if I accidentally put in the wrong ingredient or turn off the stove early. When I do not follow the directions it becomes very difficult to make the dish I was creating. One of my biggest mistakes is leaving the pan while I was cooking, the results was I burned the food.