Word: housework
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...BLUES: Marriage is a raw deal for women, says Susan Maushart, the author of "Wifework: What Marriage Really Means for Women" (Bloomsbury; March). According to Maushart, whether wives are employed or not, they still perform an astounding share of the physical, emotional, and organizational labor in marriage - everything from housework to "sex work." It's not an accident, she says, that women initiate three-quarters of all divorces. If family life is worth saving, she says, the job description for wives will have to be rewritten. Says blurber Pepper Schwartz, author and Ph.D., "Wifework is a welcome corrective...
...shedding of limiting Indian assumptions for a liberating Islamic understanding. Her upbringing taught women "to take care of our husbands." But as she studied the Koran with several (female) teachers here, "I learned more and more about my rights as a woman. I don't do the housework now because I have to; I do it because I want to. There is a reward from God if I do well...
...expensive place to begin with. If price does turn out to be no object, expect Jobs to capitalize on his "digital hub" strategy with a few more Apple-only peripherals: the iCamera, perhaps, or the iOrganizer. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some Beatles-inspired housework I need...
...many cold shoulders in social settings as she once did as both genders discover the limits of careers and the promise of home. "It's housekeeping that turns your home into a vital place where you can be more yourself than you can be anywhere else," she says. "Housework is not drudgery. You don't know drudgery until you've parsed a commercial contract...
...interest in the domestic grew as she settled into a second marriage and motherhood and began to work only part time, teaching legal philosophy. She pored over her collection of old-time housework manuals and consulted innumerable experts, from fire fighters to microbiologists. Eight years later, she had more than 800 pages that are the final word on how to get out any stain, how to sweep a floor (to the center) and how to remove candle wax (apply ice until the wax crumbles). After reading her book, you will throw out your old sponges, always have white vinegar handy...