EDU T&L 108.01 Discussion Board

I agree to the argument of Sylvia Ann Hewlett – she argues that even successful married women still do the lion’s share of domestic housework. I think that the real society does not accept the men’s responsibility of housework chores for women yet because our world is still masculine-centered. (Please don’t get me wrong! this is totally Korean case) In particular, our education and socialization do not teach gender-neutral sharing in Korea. Moreover, many Korean women have to leave their jobs when they get married since their spouses don not want married women to keep jobs. They want their wives to concentrate on the housework and children’s education in house. Even though Korean society develops and women’s participation increases, the lack of understanding of sharing domestic housework is still unchanged, so that many high-achieving Korean women continue to carry the “lion’s share of domestic responsibility”. However, we should understand what causes this problem, and what the solution of this is. To say simply that men should change their awareness is not the exact solution for this. We need a paradigm shift. Women should come up with a solution themselves.
While I read Judy Brady’ article-“why I want a wife, I could wholly understand the author’s argument and her thoughts, but what is the next? She should have suggested a tiny solution that the audience can acknowledge. She only says her desires that everyone knows already. Her writing is like children’s praying for something at Christmas Eve. We have already known the difficulties of women. What we really want to know is how men and women can share without any conflict.
I can not understand he third article,” Building a better dad”. I can not see the point of this article unfortunately.