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I found many interesting ideas in Gisela Bock's "Challenging Dichotomies in Women's History". When she discussed the work versus family dichotomy, she mentioned that women have always worked. For many women, their family was their work. However, since they were not employed outside the home, or even compensated for their hard work, these women were not considered to be "workers". I like the term "paid versus unpaid work" better. -Katelyn Lease | I found many interesting ideas in Gisela Bock's "Challenging Dichotomies in Women's History". When she discussed the work versus family dichotomy, she mentioned that women have always worked. For many women, their family was their work. However, since they were not employed outside the home, or even compensated for their hard work, these women were not considered to be "workers". I like the term "paid versus unpaid work" better. -Katelyn Lease | ||
| − | I think the part in this essay that really struck me was when Bock discusses "Work versus family." Personally, I don't understand the significance of re-labeling the roles that women, or men for that matter play at home. Family life is seperate from career work, and in my opinion should not constitute being called "work." Bock also mentions that the opposition to the "work versus family" issue is linked to low-paying jobs for women. Maybe I am misunderstanding her point, but is she suggesting that women should be compensated for housework, or perhaps that because women typically take on housework--they have handicapped themselves in the workplace, even in jobs that aren't related to domestic work? Also, I think that the term "working mother" is reserved for women working outside the home because there is a stigma on women who demand that their responsibilities as a mother be considered "work." It makes it seem as though they think their children and home are equivalent to a job and workplace, which is not usually an accepted concept in American society.-Mary Turner | + | I think the part in this essay that really struck me was when Bock discusses "Work versus family." Personally, I don't understand the significance of re-labeling the roles that women, or men for that matter play at home. Family life is seperate from career work, and in my opinion should not constitute being called "work." Bock also mentions that the opposition to the "work versus family" issue is linked to low-paying jobs for women. Maybe I am misunderstanding her point, but is she suggesting that women should be compensated for housework, or perhaps that because women typically take on housework--they have handicapped themselves in the workplace, even in jobs that aren't related to domestic work? Also, I think that the term "working mother" is reserved for women working outside the home because there is a stigma on women who demand that their responsibilities as a mother be considered "work." It makes it seem as though they think their children and home are equivalent to a job and workplace, which is not usually an accepted concept in American society.---[[User:Mturner|Mturner]] 20:02, 26 August 2009 (MDT)Mary Turner |
The piece on "Challenging Dichotomies in Women's History," I found most interesting. There are obvious gender difference such as women can have babies and men cannot. But it is interesting because the roles of women and men have changed. I think that each individual is different and their expectations change for themselves and how they are viewed by those around them like family and society as a whole. -Marsha Himes | The piece on "Challenging Dichotomies in Women's History," I found most interesting. There are obvious gender difference such as women can have babies and men cannot. But it is interesting because the roles of women and men have changed. I think that each individual is different and their expectations change for themselves and how they are viewed by those around them like family and society as a whole. -Marsha Himes | ||
