tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17551211.post6194323486634107246..comments2023-10-20T09:11:13.584-05:00Comments on It's a Jungle in Here: feminism is still necessaryHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894131042735833767noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17551211.post-46456074432299592422007-11-10T23:38:00.000-05:002007-11-10T23:38:00.000-05:00I've been thinking a lot about this since this sum...I've been thinking a lot about this since this summer. I think there is a larger picture too, which is that real "work" is considered a "public" act, while parenting a "private" act. Thus there is an inherent animosity between the work world and the home world, and this is even seen by the work-world's attitude toward fathers (although, as you point out, not NEARLY to the same degree as mothers). <BR/><BR/>One way to justify my position is to point out the "skills" of a stay-at-home mother develops: general administration (e.g., of budgets, multiple schedules, etc.), networking in a variety of settings, leadership (why isn't this one obvious!), etc. While this may not include "content" specific skills (like knowing about computer markets, etc.), those things are simply to learn, because they're just info. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I suppose my point is that because of our weird separation of everything into "public/private" we automatically assume whoever is in the "private" sphere (historically, and continually, women), has nothing to do with the public sphere.Austin Eiselehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09565615334104857165noreply@blogger.com