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Gendered Housework/Parenting

Pop culture portrays housework and childcare as almost exclusively women's responsibility; whereas, in real life, women still do the majority of this labor, even when she has a husband and works full time. This board collects data and media on this theme. For analysis, click through any image or visit Sociological Images at www.thesocietypages.org/socimages.

125 YEARS OF HOLDING WOMEN RESPONSIBLE FOR LAUNDRY

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THE INVISIBLE FATHER: SAFEWAY’S MOM TO MOM BRAND

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THE INVISIBLE FATHER: SAFEWAY’S MOM TO MOM BRAND

LAUNDRY IS IMMEASURABLY EXCITING (FOR WOMEN)

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DEGENDERING THE KITCHEN

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DEGENDERING THE KITCHEN

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LAUNDRY: WOMEN HAVE ALWAYS DONE IT

by AegNuddel

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SOCIALIZING GIRLS INTO DOMESTIC MARTYRDOM

by panbiscuit

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Shannon Wendt Domestic martyrdom? 'Womens Lib' failed! For whatever reason all your pins are up on top when I look under the education tab... What you're trying to point out, is silly. Our parents generation was lied to by the Womens Lib movement of the 70's. The lie that women should be the same as men, or that womens lives are wasted when they're spent in the home. That the only way to be fulfilled was do the same things that men do. The fact of our anthropology is that women and men have equal dignity, but entirely different strengths, callings, and vocations. Our mothers were told that they could have it all. That they could have a career and a family. They were working mothers, and everyone suffered. Working Mothers meant latchkey kids being raised by the boob tube, unhealthy overprocessed dinners, and missed opportunities. Women felt the pressure or necessity to work outside the home, and it drained them, spreading them too thin. They felt empty and full of regret. Not able to give 100% at work b/c of family obligations, and not able to give her children everything they needed b/c of all the ...

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Lady Bug ^ Geesh, it's just Pinterest.

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eflebeth "Stay at home Moms really are changing the world around them." – how true. for a radius of how many meters? a beautiful home, a well tended garden, and good relations with the neighbours.

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Daria Kester Ugh, so we can't even enjoy a pin board w/o getting misogynistic trolls. :(

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Firinel Turner I do wish that people didn't need to resort to either or scenarios. Stay at home parents (whichever parent that family might chose, and for whatever their own reasons) ARE fulfilling an important job. It is possible for any person to be a feminist, regardless of what their job is, including 'primary caretaker', and I wish people would stop implying otherwise.

“WHO WILL BE OUR MOM…” NOW THAT OUR DAD IS DEAD?

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BOYS WILL BE BOYS AND MOTHERS WILL BE CRAZY

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BOYS WILL BE BOYS AND MOTHERS WILL BE CRAZY

CLEANING AS MOTHER-DAUGHTER BONDING

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THE BRUTE STRENGTH OF “DAD MOM”

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WIVES AS AUXILIARY EMPLOYEES

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THE CULTURAL POLITICS OF MOTHERHOOD

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THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING AN UPPER CLASS DAD

THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING AN UPPER CLASS DAD

THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING AN UPPER CLASS DAD

HASBRO TEACHES GIRLS TO BE GOOD HOUSEWIVES

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HASBRO TEACHES GIRLS TO BE GOOD HOUSEWIVES

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GEE, THANKS KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN

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Meighan Taylor Cause I would feel sooooooo good feeding this to my family... Geesh

“I LOVE IT WHEN YOU TALK CLEAN TO ME”

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HUSBANDS AND CHILDREN ARE USELESS

WHAT WOMEN COULD ACCOMPLISH IF THEY WERE FREED FROM HOUSEWORK!

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WHAT WOMEN COULD ACCOMPLISH IF THEY WERE FREED FROM HOUSEWORK!

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WHAT WOMEN COULD ACCOMPLISH IF THEY WERE FREED FROM HOUSEWORK!

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WOMEN CAN HAVE IT ALL?

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GENDERED PARENTING: MOMS DO PARENTING, DADS DO ??

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WOMEN TAKE JOY IN CLEANING

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ALLSTATE RETIREMENT PLANNING AD TARGETS STAY-AT-HOME MOMS

MAN SHOWN AS A PRIMARY CARETAKER IN 1947 AD

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MEN DOING HOUSEWORK FANTASY CALENDAR

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THE COLOR OF HOUSECLEANING

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THE COLOR OF HOUSECLEANING

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MODESTY: ONLY MOMS AND DAUGHTERS NEED BE CONCERNED

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WHAT ARE MOMS AND DADS MADE OF?

WHAT ARE MOMS AND DADS MADE OF?

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WHAT ARE MOMS AND DADS MADE OF?

"THE HARDER A WIFE WORKS, THE CUTER SHE LOOKS!"

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WOMEN HAVE NEEDS; THEY NEED A GOOD WASHER

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