Choose Quote by Margaret Hoover
“The women's movement and the result that I get to benefit from and my generation gets to benefit from is that we might be doing housework, but we might not be. And we get to choose, and we get to negotiate and work that out with our prospective husbands or with our husbands.”
About This Quote
Modern women can negotiate household roles, choosing partnership dynamics rather than defaulting to tradition.
In simple terms: Women can choose household roles with partners.
Communicate and negotiate shared responsibilities.
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When to use this quote
- marriage counseling
- career‑family balance
- cohabitation agreements
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What conversations are needed to set new expectations?
- How do you handle resistance from family or society?
Cultural expectations may still pressure traditional roles.