Conversations with women in Eugene,California and Pennsylvania reveal similar attitudes in embracing traditional child-rearing rolls. Most of the women believe that men do not have the same standards of housework and ” taking care of things” that women do.
Topic: Should the Obama administration work to eliminate pay inequality for women?
Category: Citizen/interviews
Interviews between Bronwynn Manaois, University of Oregon student, wife, and mother; and women in Oregon, California, and Pennsylvania conducted during February and March,2009 for the purpose of gauging the feminist climate.
Source Analysis: The women were interested in the topic and offered their opinions freely. They are by no means experts on the subject, but are invested in their own and their families’ well- beings.
Usefulness: It is helpful to know that a lot of women in my age and socioeconomic bracket have similar concerns. Most of the women have children, and find that it is hardly ever worth working a job that pays minimum wage and have to pay for childcare. Most of these women say they would work if they could make a considerable amount more. Some have even experienced outright discrimination from employers when they were forced to call off or leave work early to attend to sick children. All of the women consulted believe the administration should live up to its promises and make work pay for women by ensuring wages are just, childcare and healthcare costs are affordable, and women are encouraged to get a higher education.
Works Cited: The cold, hard facts
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