Homemaker

This advice was a way to make sure a girl knows how to attract a guy to either date or marry. Many marriage columns and advices tend to state that a woman’s work was never done, because even though she is married, her culinary skills still remained a critical part of her attractiveness in order to keep a husband. It was also believed that because a wife was economically dependent on her husband, it was her responsibility and a reason for her to provide her husband meals the way he wants it to be…

“Are you hot? Are you cold? Are you wearing that? Where’s your books and your lunch and your homework at? Grab your coat and your gloves and your scarf and hat. Don’t forget; you got to feed the cat” (Renfroe). Anita Renfroe composed these snappy words for the melody "Momisms", sung to the recognizable tune of the William Tell Overture. Her words best depict a common day of commotion through the eyes of a mother. Moms who remain at home realize that on occasion, their lives can confuse. In spite…

Gender Roles in Cultures Why do different cultures establish gender roles and what do gender roles affect? Overtime various cultures have favored a male descendant because of masculinity, therefore, have dwindled the female population within certain cultures. The power of specific gender roles have played a key role in the discrimination of the opposite sex crossing traditional values and gender roles. Specific gender roles have been adopted in cultures and societies to maintain order and…

In the time of stereotypical white picket fences and quaint little American families mental illness were shunned to keep the appearance of a desirable household. Within the large majority of families in the mid-20th century women were pressured by society to fit into the role of household wife. This forced many women to develop mental issues due to isolation and limiting their full potential. In response to these pressing nuances many took drugs in order to uphold appearance. In the story A…

Henry tells her again that she wouldn’t like them. Henry says, “I don’t think you’d like it, but I’ll take you if you really want to go” (Steinbeck 11). Henry says this because in the 1930’s women were still expected to fill traditional roles as homemakers. Women were expected to be soft and gentle and weren’t expected to even be interested in masculine things like fighting. These examples are stereotyping because even though Elisa is a woman, she could still do everything a man can. When Elisa…

Beauty and Sexuality in the 1950’s Unit 2 Response Paper After the war America had a different battle within the construct of their societal expectations and views specifically regarding women. Previously they had needed women to leave their role of homemakers and work in jobs solely held by men (Haralovich, 1989). The men where home and the world was desperate to rescind the mock independence that had fleetingly been given to women for fear that nothing but bad could occur from creatures even…

I was born in the Dominican Republic to a nurseryman and my mother was a homemaker. My father had a high school education, while my mom was never allowed to attend school. However, I saw the brilliance in my mother and I know she would have done great things if given the opportunity. We lived in one of the poorest area of Santiago and I would see the struggles of the people around me. The fact that I never wanted to live that way again, shaped who I am today. After a long process, our family…

Women’s Roles in American Society Women’s roles in history have changed drastically in the women’s favor. The men were once considered superior to women. Now, women are exceeding in life. There are people that still have beliefs that women should only be housewives and family caretakers. The Housekeeping Guide, A Doll‘s House, and The Story of an Hour explore these roles of women in the past. In the article The Good Housekeeping Guide, an unknown writer suggests that the role of women is to…

Chapter One: Introduction Problem Statement “Today, women make up about half our workforce. But they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. That is wrong, and in 2014, its an embarrassment.” -2014 State of the Union Address, President Obama The problem in the field of Human Resource Management that will be addressed in the paper is the impact of compensation discrimination between men and women. Throughout history, discrimination has been a constant battle, whether its race, gender,…

Feminist Analysis of “Trifles” Set around the scene of a murder, Susan Glaspell’s twentieth century play “Trifles” is an early feminist drama that explores the gender roles set in place by society, especially in the time period written. The plot revolves around the case of a women, Mrs. Wright, who has killed her husband, John Wright. While male characters are trying to find motive behind the murder, it is actually their wives, who are belittled throughout the play, that solve the case but…