The Role of Women in America Essay -- Womens Studies

The Role of Women in AmericaIn her essay, Housewives and Home drill The Lacemakers of Narsapur, Chandra Talpade Mohanty focused on how men sold products that women produced and profited from womens work. The essay basically pointed out how work can be defined according to sexual identity. It made me wonder if American women are still perceived by men in society as organism housewives even though some of us are doctors, lawyers, teachers and so forth Is the work that women do seen as what Mohanty pointed out in her essay as leisure time activities? I think that to some extent men call up that womens sole purpose on Earth is to be their wives/partners and to be good mothers to their children. Even though we leisurely, as Mohanty so plainly categorized our work according to men in India, go out to our different careers or occupations everyday, we are not truly seen as providers or given credit for being part providers for the family. Some men may feel that we put forth more of a n effort in being a woman who cleans the house, cooks, and takes care of the children. possibly our le...