There are always women who will take men on their own terms. If I were a man I wouldn't bother to change while there are women like that around.
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Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization.Ann Oakley
Families are nothing other than the idolatry of duty.
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The primary function of myth is to validate an existing social order. Myth enshrines conservative social values, raising tradition on a pedestal. It expresses and confirms, rather than explains or questions, the sources of cultural attitudes and values.
Ann Oakley
In our defence of biology and its mystique we are blind to the dangers of power. Women as the guardians of children possess great power. They are the molders of their children's personalities and the arbiters of their development.
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Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.
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