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What did Sojourner Truth and Margaret Fuller have in common?
Both were women's rights activists
What percentage of women are responsible for unpaid eldercare?
59% of women
How many weeks do women get off with paid maternity leave?
12 weeks
What term describes women’s expectation of unpaid domestic labor while also maintaining careers?
The second shift
What “tradwife” influencer expressed the idea of being submissive to their husband?
Estee Williams
What are 3 examples of unpaid household labor?
Cooking and meal prep, cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, childcare, organizing and managing the household, taking care of family
Where did the term tradwife come from?
4chan
In what time period did we see the separation of home and work on a large scale?
What does tradwife stand for?
Tradition wife
What fraction of paid-care work is done by women?
2/3
What was the top job for women back in the day?
Telephone Operators
What are the 3 main categories of duties that typically fall on women
Household duties, Childcare, Eldercare
“What is Sojourner Truth’s real name?"
Isabella baumfree
What percentage of women participate in "any household activity"?
87% of women
What time period created the ideal of the housewife in pop culture?
1950s/Post-WWII
What percentage of women have faced discrimination because of their gender
42%
What are the common tradwife ideologies?
Cooking, cleaning, and raising children for your husband while he works
what kind of personal interests can be set back by emotional labor?
Jobs, Hobbies, and personal time.
What global event pushed for women to enter industries they hadn’t previously been able to work in?
World War II
What does the tradwife lifestyle reject?
Modern day workplace culture
In 1920, 8.2- 8.5 million women worked in the labor force. How many women work now, a century later?
84 million (1,000% difference)
Name an act passed in during Second Wave Feminism that promoted women’s equality in the workplace.
Equal Pay Act, Title VII, or Title IX
What happens if you choose to resign, transition to the private sector, or cannot return to work?
The government can force you to pay back the entire cost of the health insurance
how much does the average daily time spent on household activities differ between men and women?
48 minutes daily
What year did sojourner truth speak at the national women’s rights convention?
1850