Cleaning, doing laundry, dishes, and watching the kids has always been seen as a “women’s job” . It doesn’t matter if they have another job and come home tired, they are expected to do everything in the house because the “man of the house” had a long day at work. Now, personally, I have nothing against men. It’s just the fact that why are certain things expected from a woman and not a man, even if they both put in the same amount of effort within the day. A man isn’t going to stop being a man if he helps do the dishes or fold a couple of shirts. After all, the dishes didn’t dirty themselves, the clothes weren’t only for the women’s and the kids didn’t make themselves. So why is it that society views it okay for a man to come home after work and “watch the game” but if a woman comes home and doesn’t have time to do certain things, then that woman is a slob and not a good wife. To most of society, a good wife has dinner ready, clothes done, and the house sparkling, and that’s just how it has to be, according to the majority of the world. 

In Angela Davis’s “Women, Race and Class” she discusses this issue, along with many others of course. (because this is definitely just one of many many differences/issues with women), and although this book was written quite some time ago, it’s sad to say that we haven’t come as far as we would like to think. In one of her chapters she discusses how a woman is never shown any appreciation and how everything is taken for granted. I, myself can say I am guilty of this, as I’m sure many of us are. We may not do it on purpose but we do it. Sometimes you come and you just see that everything is in its place and that the food is ready, but how many times do we stop to think about what went into the making of everything. Did your mom, wife, or partner put aside something else important to them just to get the house ready? Maybe they didn’t feel well but got up anyway because they didn’t want to get that look, the “wow you really stayed in bed all day while I went out look…” We have to learn to really appreciate what a housewife or any woman does for their home. Most of the time we don’t appreciate the actions until we are the ones doing it and then realize that it’s not all that easy. If a man were to perform these everyday tasks they would realize that it’s just as difficult as the job they go to everyday, and I’m not saying that all men are this way, but if more men were to put in the effort, they would realize that it’s okay if their wife comes home and doesn’t feel like cooking and maybe just wants to sit and watch a movie.it doesn’t make them a bad wife, it just means they are tired just like everyone else. Women are human just like men and would like to be appreciated for all that they do, and not put on a show when they don’t. 

The meaning behind a woman means so much more than what everyone thinks. we shouldn’t be assigned tasks just because of our body parts. We have to be looked at as a whole, women have so much potential that goes beyond cooking dinner and watching the kids. If society were to open up their minds just a little bit more, they would see that it’s okay if a man picks up a broom once in a while, they’re not going to lose their manhood if they cook dinner and the same for women, if they don’t clean one day, it’s not the end of the world. We are all equal, and should have the same expectations. Nobody is better than anybody, and if we all have hands we can all complete the same tasks without being all dramatic about the situation. 

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