crt-100-questions-16

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?