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part 1
Read this article https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/02/the-scourge-of-the-female-time-crunch/470379/ by Melinda Gates and respond.
What are your general thoughts about what you learned in the article? Was anything surprising to you? Did anything you read remind you of your own life?
How much time do you spend doing unpaid work each week?
Types of unpaid work include (but are not limited to):
cooking
cleaning
laundry
child care that is unpaid (whether they are your own children, siblings, cousins, neighbor's children that you help out with, etc.)
Try to keep track and report on what kinds of unpaid work you do and how much time it takes you. How does your amount of unpaid work compare to your opposite gender family members or friends? Should something be done to balance the work? Why or why not?
part 2
Why Gender Equality Is Good for Everyone — Men Included | Michael Kimmel | TED Talks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n9IOH0NvyY&feature=emb_title
How does cultural upbringing influence what are considered traditional gender roles? Consider your own cultural upbringing: Does it fit with the average numbers presented for American unpaid work responsibilities?
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GENDER EQUALITY
Gender Equality
Part 1: Melinda Gates View on the Gender Equality
In her article, Melinda Gates argues that most women across the world are doing unpaid
work. This happens in not only developing countries but also in developing countries. Women
spend more hours than men doing unpaid work, which includes cleaning the house, dishes,
cooking, serving, folding laundry, and others. Melinda argues that if the unpaid hours that the
women engage in unpaid work compensated, it would contribute to economic development. In
developing countries, women even perform more strenuous jobs, which society perceives it is
part of their gender. She argues that society needs to change its norm, that is the only female who
is to spend more hours doing the unpaid job when compared to their male counterparts. In
America, women spend at least two hours doing an unpaid job when compared to the men who
spend approximately 1 hour to 22 minutes (Khazan, 2019). The case holds true even for more
progressive countries like Finland on the matters of gender equality. In Finland, women spend
more time changing their baby diapers when compared to men. Therefore, Melinda urges
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