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I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career
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"I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career"

- Gloria Steinem

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This quote by Gloria Steinem speaks with the gender inequality that still exists in our society today. She is highlighting the truth that males are not expected to need to stabilize a profession and marital relationship, while ladies are expected to do so. This quote is a suggestion that females are still anticipated to handle most of the domestic tasks, while males are not. This quote is likewise a call to action for guys to handle more responsibility in the house and to be more supportive of their other halves' professions. It is a pointer that gender functions are still very much alive which males need to be more aware of the battles that women deal with in trying to stabilize both marriage and a career. It is a tip that guys need to be more supportive of their better halves and to assist them in any method they can.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Gloria Steinem somewhere between March 25, 1934 and today. He/she was a famous Activist from USA. The author also have 45 other quotes.

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