8/8/2023 0 Comments Second shift feminism![]() I see no reason why an elderly man should be expected to give up his seat to a woman with no infirmities or encumbrances. We have lost our privileged status in order to be “equal.”įirst, a woman who is pregnant or has small children with her is still given a seat in a crowded room, and is still allowed to go first in line-the same is true of old or infirm persons of any gender. Feminism has caused us to lose that respect. It was nice to be treated like a princess or queen. I remember when men opened doors for women because they respected them. I remember when women were allowed to go first in line. I remember when men would give up a seat for women in a crowded room. Lori’s commenter seems to have completely forgotten about any of this. In fact, this problem was so big that one of the earliest feminist battles was an effort to ensure that, in this case, the cast off wife would still receive a portion of her husband’s social security, because otherwise she would be destitute.įeminists argued that housewives did labor: that their work in the home should be seen as valuable, and should entitle them to receive social security in their old age. As I already noted, a woman’s work was never done, and in addition, there was a big problem with men casting off a wife in middle age and taking a new, younger wife. Second, things were not oh so wonderful on the halcyon days Debi’s commenter thinks she’s describing. I do not know a single feminist who holds this position. This is a straw man. Is having to work an outside job in addition to taking care of the home and children some sort of improvement over my mother’s lifestyle?įirst note the assumption that women should be expected to have an outside job and do all of the cooking, cleaning, and childcare. ![]() She did not need an outside job because my father brought in the money. My mother only had to cook, clean, and take care of the children. They argue that the home should be a place of peace and tranquility for the husband, and that he should be waited on hand and foot by his wife.Īnd yet, here’s how Lori’s commenter describes it: Surely Lori’s commenter must know the old saying, “Man works from sun to sun, but woman’s work is never done.” Think about it: when a mother stays home, she works all day just as her partner does-caring for a small child is exhausting work-and then, when he comes home, he gets to take a break from all of that work, but she doesn’t. Her work continues: dinner, cleanup, bath time for the little one, the bedtime routine.Īnd lest you note that a man can help with all of those things-that they can split the labor once he’s home from work-I’d note that that is absolutely not what supporters of patriarchy say. Now, I understand that the argument being made here is that the second shift would disappear if we stopped expecting men to help with the housework and childcare at all and instead had married women quit their jobs to take on this part of the family labor entirely. ![]()
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