Yes, you can generalize about diffs between males & females, but does it really help?
I think it helps when it highlights those stereotypes, and the reasons for them. The definitions of "masculine" and "feminine" don't happen in a void, and I think it's helpful to examine how we got here.
I do think that characterizing housework as "women's work" is a problem because it can put guys off of doing it - when, like I said, it's really all just grunt work that has to get done.
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Re: Utne feature on femininity
Date: 2005-12-03 06:17 pm (UTC)I think it helps when it highlights those stereotypes, and the reasons for them. The definitions of "masculine" and "feminine" don't happen in a void, and I think it's helpful to examine how we got here.
I do think that characterizing housework as "women's work" is a problem because it can put guys off of doing it - when, like I said, it's really all just grunt work that has to get done.