Catherine Owens

The main point of the video is that women, working women, often have to come home to work after leaving work. The video sort of portrays the inequalities that women feel they go through with having to put their households in order with little to no help from their male counterparts.

2) Based on the video, what are the detrimental effects of the "Second Shift" on women who work full time?

Women, who feel they work the “second shift” often times have trouble with their sleep, feel less marital satisfaction

3) According to the video, what do the majority of men do at home after work?

According to the video men often come home to relax. They in many instances watch the television, play video games, and go behind the computer or even sleep. The general idea is that they come home to relax after a hard day at work unlike the women.

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4) a) Are any of the scenarios in the video familiar to you (either in your parents' relationship or your own?) If so, explain.

The video has many similarities to what actually happens in my relationship. Often times my girlfriend would want to sweep the floor underneath my feet when I am watching TV. Most of the time she would be doing the cleaning even when the house seems to be clean enough. I think playing video games pisses her off as the house suddenly becomes dirty when I am playing my favorite games. Luckily for us, there are no children involved in the union so she does not have to do as much as most of the women that have been featured in the video that I have just seen.

b) Why do you think domestic responsibilities continue to be divided unequally between men and women - and what do you think could bring about a change in this situation (on either the micro, middle, and/or macro level of society)?

Domestic responsibilities continue to be unequally divided between men and women because society has in large accepted that these are female responsibilities and many people grew up knowing so. As a result it has become entrenched in many people that it no longer goes without say. After all it has been a practice since time immemorial, why would you want to distort the natural order of things. Secondly women often times never ask for help but rather sulk in silence without the knowledge of their spouses. They often appear as being able to do it all, leaving the men in awkward positions knowing that they could help but their help might not be received well. Lastly many men do not have an eye for an unkempt house and would live comfortably where women feel that the house needs cleaning.