In homes, women have been considered to be the "homemakers" and the men to be the "providers." If you look back to television shows that were created in the 50s or 60s, you can compare the roles of women then to the roles of women now. Women were portrayed as housewives and mothers. They served the family and took care of the household chores. Rarely, a television show from that era would put a wife into the workforce and if they did, it would be a job such as a secretary. As times have changed, the majority of men and women tend to meet somewhere in the middle. Men in today's society have began to take on certain domestic duties in the household to enable them to play a larger role in the family. In a recent study most men reported happy to share household responsibilities with their wives. Women still, however, take on twice as many household chores th

Women learning to be more independent and standing up for equal rights among the genders has helped the advancement of women in the business world. One day maybe our world will become a "woman and man's world."

Morin, Richard, and Megan Rosenfeld. "With More Equity, More Sweat." Washington Post (March 1998) 17 Feb., 1999 .

"Sex Discrimination and Equal Pay Act." About the EOC. 17 Feb. 1999 .

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