However, some women joined the work force and would do jobs that men previously had held. Some were not forced to, but they had to work as hard as they could to support their families during this difficult time. In contrast, the writer Norman Cousins commented that there was a negative opinion on the women’s presence in the workforce despite women willing to acquire a living wage. He also stated in his book that the federal government proscribed holding government jobs by both members of a married couple, and many localities stopped hiring women whose husbands with a minimum wage (Cousins 1939). Another aspect of the Depression affecting life of women was the moral argument against working-women.
Throughout history men are seen as the “strong/tough ones”; the belief is that they should be paid more than women in order to support their families (Loney, 2005). Women often take time off from work to raise their children, which can interfere with their career path. Also, married women with children are more likely to leave their jobs, rather than women who are single and/or without
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
The woman in the family, Parsons argues, is much more naturally suited to nurturing the family and providing emotional care. As a result household tasks are not equally shared. As the man has been out at work all day, Parsons argues that women’s role is to care for the house and do the majority of domestic chores. Feminists (in particular radical feminists) would argue that this is something done by men to benefit men. However, some sociologists oppose this argument.
His suggestions include the addition of women to the work place, the greater mobility of the nation, the changing family system and the impact on technology. I can see all these view as valid to some extent, if women go out to work they have less time to attend social groups in the evening as many spend this time doing housework, preparing for the day ahead and relaxing. The changing family system, such as fewer marriages more divorces, would have a huge impact on membership of groups, as a single parents’ free time can be completely nonexistent. America is now a more mobile nation, it has become easier to move across states and set up home again somewhere else. Its Putnam suggestion that increasing mobility has depleted social capital, as it takes time to develop roots to a new area.
In the Gupta society, the women also were forced to be much more trapped than in any other societies. Families who preserved their families honor by protecting the girls virginity, ultimately would ensure a good husband, from a better family then their own. Girls were also kept confined and unsocial which Clay explains when she writes, " ... it was perceived that young brides could be more easily socialized to remain docile and loyal to their husbands and in-laws, even in abusive situations"(Clay 71). This trend of women now being kept away only for her husband seems unfathomable, but for many young girls it was their
They might even call her “Superwoman”, but that is just a television show, and not reality. In reality we try to be and do everything; we show off, then we get stressed, sick, and eventually our body can’t take the abuse and we collapse like a ton of bricks. Everything is affected when we become stressed; including our self-concept and our self-esteem. As woman we feel we have to take care of everyone and then complain when we can’t do it anymore. I believe taking care of people we love is part of a woman’s self-esteem and self-concept, and when we can’t keep up with everything we feel less than
Refugees have also been made available for women by the government, which have allowed women to escape domestic violence. However, some feminists argue social policies reinforce patriarchal ideas of men and women. For example, tax/benefit policies assume husbands are the main wage earners and this means women can find it difficult to claim benefits in their own right, which reinforces women’s dependency on men. Therefore, some women may less likely to get divorced so may be left in an empty shell
A UC Berkley study of California’s childcare support system found that early care and education systems have much to do with the ongoing wage gap. Found through research done by the Roosevelt institute, the study states, “Better pay and benefits are correlated with a continuous work history. When workers’ careers are disrupted because of child care failure — care that is unreliable, unaffordable, or just unavailable — and these workers are usually women. Periods of non-employment lead to lower wages because of loss of seniority, and sometimes being less likely to receive further training or mentoring due to questions of commitment.” (Kimmel 2006, p.79)When not working for long periods of time some significant “skill deprecation” may occur and thus lowering the wage. Investment in early child education that is affordable to all classes would, in the end work to everyone’s advantage.
Other nurses and staff members are not this strong, opting to go elsewhere to only do their ‘fair share’. These nurses say that their families deserve their time as well as the patients and they feel that they are unable to equally divide their time with family if they are physically and mentally drained every day. High staffing turnover leaves another problem for the administrator. Making sure not to hire people of a certain character out of desperation is a different type of challenge for the administrator. Those people that are labeled as elder abusers, thieves or predators cannot be a part of the staff in these facilities and must carefully be weeded out of the hiring process.