Children Quote by Marilyn French
“Everywhere in the world, men place all or most of the burden of raising children and maintaining the home on women, but pretend that this burden is not work; they do not reward it as work or count it as work in global accounting, in either developing”
About This Quote
Source Book: The Women's Room by Marilyn French, 1977
Society unfairly assigns domestic labor to women, ignoring it as real work.
In simple terms: Women do unpaid household work that isn’t recognized.
Key Takeaway
Advocate for equal recognition of domestic labor.
Themes
gender equality
labor rights
social justice
Mood
concerned
hopeful
Type
sociopolitical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- home management
- childcare
- policy advocacy
- research
- education
Key Concepts
feminist theory
economics
public policy
Questions to Reflect On
- How can societies quantify unpaid labor?
- What policies could make domestic work visible?
A Different Perspective
Changing entrenched cultural norms is difficult.
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