Why are toy dishwashers and ironing boards marketed to girls?
My guess would be because it makes money, not because those evil toymakers are misogynistic. That’s because that’s generally a Mom job. Fixing the car is usually a Dad job. Unless Mom really wants to fix the car or Dad really wants to do the dishes, I don’t see a problem with that setup in general… unless you feel that dishwashing and ironing is degrading ‘women’s work’ compared with fixing a car? My self esteem isn’t so low as to believe that the fact that a job has traditionally been for women makes that job degrading. Do you believe that making a home for your family and taking care of your children is less important than being a breadwinner? In a stereotypical family setup, the man works outside the home and the woman works within the home. Would you begrudge her, or think less of her than her husband, for that? I wouldn’t. Just because a woman doesn’t have the same job as a man does not make her by default any less important or useful than one, and while a non-traditional family s
