Here's a great article. It points out 5 gender stereotypes that actually started off being the exact opposite of how they are now known. We've talked about one or two of these before. But this article is written with quite a sense of humor! My favorite parts involve comparisons to the 19th century, and how people were too busy and had it too hard to take the time to really focus on defining tasks by gender. You did the work that had to be done, and that was it. Maybe there is something to be said for that. Perhaps we are too focused on this. And maybe that is, in part, why things seem to be working toward a moderation, if you will. Things are perhaps less divided with couples along gender stereotypes. There is a job to be done, and both are involved in getting it done. It's hard to be sure though, since some of the data still suggests an adherence to the old stereotypes, possibly with women adding breadwinning into their predominantly assigned domestic chores.
What's it like in your household? What is your division of labor like?
http://www.cracked.com/article_19780_5-gender-stereotypes-that-used-to-be-exact-opposite_p2.html
The more research we do, the more it seems like the only behavior consistently considered normal is the tendency to be way too strict about what normal behavior actually is -- and then being really shitty to the people who don't conform.
Read more: http://www.cracked.com/article_19780_5-gender-stereotypes-that-used-to-be-exact-opposite_p2.html#ixzz37VC1gFsI
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