Intellectual Response Research Paper

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Christine Rose-Nairne
Women’s Studies 101
Trevor Holmes
Intellectual Response Paper I decided to base this intellectual response paper based off my personal experiences as a lot of content in the book can be related to my life, especially chapter 11 “women in society”. This chapter describes the societal challenges and expectations women in the past has encountered, which constructs an ideology woman currently face. This chapter speaks volume to me as a lot of these expectations and challenges I am currently facing. Personally, I think women today remain at a disadvantage in the work environment and socially, when compared to men, although women are now legally equal to men in most aspects in most countries. However, inequality still remains
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Because women are still considered to be primary caretakers of the home and family, the strain of balancing work and family still falls heavier on women versus men. And as mother’s our job description continues to expand to now include chauffer and manager of each child’s busy schedule of enhancement activities, these activities dose not include the hospital runs and the staying up all night if the child gets sick. The age-old saying is true: “A mother’s work is never done.” You can never stop being a parent this is a permanent position, 24 hours 7 days a …show more content…
As for me there is a definite leisure gap in my household as my husband has more time for playing games, watching tv and socializing than I do, because my time is either used studying, doing household chores or taking care of my son. This gender gap in leisure and in wage is as a result of the lack of accommodations for women’s needs such as affordable child care facilities and flexibility in hours, (Simalchik) as our professional lives cannot be separated from our personal lives. Much of the work traditionally done by women i.e. roles of housewives and mothers have rarely been paid or given credit for our daily work. The work done on the second shift in not considered “work” because it has no economic value and society judge the value of work in terms of economic value. Unpaid labour often contributes enormously to the goods and services that keep a society well and functioning. (Simalchik). Although the work done on the second shift is vital to society it is still not