When women with families go to work, it is usually that they have two jobs. The first job is one where they leave the home and get paid to work. The second job starts before and when they get off of work from their paid job. Women are most often expected to do the majority of housework, such as cooking and cleaning, as well as taking care of the children if she has them. In the past women performed most of the housework and continue to do so. Statistics show that men have increased their performance of housework, but there is still a huge gap between the amount women and men do. There are exceptions where a man and woman have agreed to do equal work and have an egalitarian marriage. Although there is this exception, I still see many women continuing to work after they have clocked out. Women still come home and cook and take care of her kids while her husband sits in his chair watching tv and relaxing. Women often wake up before and go to bed after their husbands, because they are cleaning, helping the kids, or preparing for the next day. Although some women don't mind doing this, it can be frustrating. Men often overlook how much women do for them and will often say “please do this for me, for I am so tired after a hard day at work.” What they fail to realize is her workday has lasted much longer than his, and she is just as tired.
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