Word: housework
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...retirements to think about," says Phyllis Moen, a psychologist conducting an ongoing study on retirement at Cornell University. According to Moen, when one person continues to work after the other retires, all kinds of issues can arise--from how much time to spend together and how to divide the housework to how to help the retired spouse find a new, non-work-related identity. And as couples live longer, the quality of their relationships becomes even more important, says therapist Polston. But while "everyone has a financial plan for retirement, and a health plan, no one bothers to make...
...knew how much of his self-worth was invested in his career, and she wondered where he would direct his energies after that career ended. She also knew to prepare for the everyday problems that can catch couples off guard. "We made a point to talk about the housework issue before it became an issue," Polston says. "Bernie hadn't ever helped around the house since we got married. But now it made sense for him to take on some chores." It was agreed that Bernie would make his lunch, wash the dishes, make the bed and take...
...1950s and 1960s, in the pages of Popular Mechanics and Life magazine, The Future was characterized as a time when smiling housewives didn't have to worry about doing the housework because their robots would do the work for them. The Donna Reeds of the world would have more time to spend with their kids instead of laboring over daily chores. Forgot to cook that four-course meal, Mom? Just put meal capsules on the plates. The kids'll be patting their stomachs in a few seconds...
...design it so that women are still doing 75 percent of the housework, scrubbing and buffing away the hours? Why do female role models all seem to be deputy-bosses? What's with getting so excited about mayoral and gubernatorial races that have never included female candidates? And above all, if we've got more than half of the undergraduate degrees under our belts and will soon claim an overwhelming majority of the professional ones, what's the ladies room in that little domed building on Capitol Hill doing so empty...
...design it so that women are still doing 75 percent of the housework, scrubbing and buffing away the hours? Why do female role models all seem to be deputy-bosses? What's with getting so excited about mayoral and gubernatorial races that have never included female candidates? And above all, if we've got more than half of the undergraduate degrees under our belts and will soon claim an overwhelming majority of the professional ones, what's the ladies room in that little domed building on Capitol Hill doing so empty...