Wifework - Brossura

Maushart, Susan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 074755675X ISBN 13: 9780747556756

Casa editrice: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2002

Riassunto

'Men get one thing from marriage that women never do. They get wives.' Husbands and wives may say they are committed to equality. Yet, whether employed or not, wives still perform an astounding share of the physical, emotional and organisational labour in marriage - everything from housework to 'sex work'. Wifework is shorthand for this relentless routine of husband maintenance. Women today initiate three-quarters of all divorces. Wifework, Maushart argues, lies at the core of their disillusionment. If family life is worth saving, wifework will have to go. And that means rewriting the job description to make marriage more equitable, less exhausting and more fun for women. In this compulsively readable book, Susan Maushart documents the wifework dilemma and explores its consequences for all the stakeholders: men, women and children alike. "Wifework" is funny, lucid, provocative and inspirational.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 074755675X
• ISBN 13: 9780747556756
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288