This seems like it’s not a huge issue- but it is. Cultural expectations need to change. I have read numerous magazine articles or seen tv chat show spots about “how to get your husband to help around the house without nagging.” The “solution” is frequently up to the woman to stop “nagging” and frequently praise her husband/partner for the work he does do rather than focusing on what he isn’t doing. This is a horribly patriarchal attitude because it equates housework with “woman’s work” as opposed with “work that needs to get finished.” Men are not encouraged to coax/praise women into doing household chores … women are just expected to do them without complaint. For men, helping out around the house is looked at as a favor … for women, it’s simply an expectation. Marcotte nails the issue here. Please read and share.

Merry Christmas to all! There is hope for the future … thanks Riley!

Precious Precocious Child of the Day: In the girls section at a Toys “R” Us, Riley suddenly has an epiphany: Segregating toys by gender is wrong.

At least one British toy store agrees.

[davidfuternick / ratsoff.]

(Source: samreich)