Women’ Work- I agree there is a truth in “women’s work is never done” because when I was younger my siblings and I would have that chore list to do every weekend and I remember thinking I just did this. Once you clean something it seems to get dirty so quickly. I also remember my mom always saying “this house is such a mess” and I never thought it was messy at all but now living on my own with three other roommates I am always cleaning and I always feel like something is dirty; no I see what she use to see.
As I was reading the Unpaid Labor In The Home section I was thinking about how cleaning really isn’t looked as “work” such as a job as a teacher, mechanic, and etc. but more as something that just needs to be done. As I kept reading it brought up the “Maid to Order” section where she talks about being an employee of a cleaning service which was her job and I realized it is a job , I mean I obviously knew that before but when I started reading the section I wasn’t thinking about it.
Maid To Order-I thought the part about how fewer women know how to clean or “straighten up” because like it talks about I did learn from my mom and most of my friends all did too. I think it was an important part of growing up and as much as some might wish they had a maid at times I guess I am glad I never did, even if it would have been nice at times. I plan on teaching my children to clean and to have chores I think it helps develop a sense of accomplishment.
Women’s Work- Back to the Women’s work section and the Wages and Comparable Worth. As I was reading this section I remember learning in high school that the gender wage gap was at 77 percent and I am still bitter about it but the part about the types of jobs they have known as the “pink collar” jobs makes sense. The next part about how men are getting paid more in educational jobs is crazy because that is what I am going to school for and I don’t think any man deserves more money than I do if we are doing the same exact job.
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