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Many women cut back what had to be done at home by redefining what the house, the marriage and, sometimes, what the chil
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"Many women cut back what had to be done at home by redefining what the house, the marriage and, sometimes, what the child needs. One woman described a fairly common pattern: I do my half. I do half of his half, and the rest doesn't get done"

- Arlie Russell Hochschild

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This quote by Arlie Russell Hochschild speaks with the truth of numerous females's lives. It suggests that ladies typically handle the majority of the work in the house, and in order to handle the work, they have to redefine what is necessary for your house, marriage, and child. This quote indicates that females frequently handle more than their reasonable share of the work, doing their own work, along with half of their partner's work, and the rest of the work is left undone. This quote highlights the unequal burden of domestic labor that lots of females deal with, and the requirement for a more fair division of labor in the house. It likewise speaks with the requirement for higher acknowledgment of the worth of domestic labor, and the requirement for more assistance for women in the house.

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Arlie Russell Hochschild This quote is written / told by Arlie Russell Hochschild somewhere between January 15, 1940 and today. She was a famous Educator from USA. The author also have 1 other quotes.

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