Also, in tradition a l societies a woman who moves ou t of her accepted family role
in order to take a job may be seen as 'loose' a nd subjected to sexual harassment. For those most in need of work, leaving the job is not an option. Par ticular attention has been focused on the t raditional allocation of housework a nd chi ld care (reproduc tion) to women, and the limiting impact of this gender division of labour on women's a bility to
participate in non-domestic (production) work.
The extent of the additional burden on women is illustrated by the finding that married women in Malaysia who_ do housework and are in paid employment outside the home spend, on average,
112 hours per week working, while the equivalent figure for the USA is fifty-nine hours.2° Further
more, contrary to the common notion of the male breadwinner, in many Third World cities, particularly in Latin America and parts of Africa, up to ha lf of households are female-headed.21 Even where men and women both con tribute to household income, women typically contribute a l arger part of their earnings to household expenses.
Also, in tradition a l societies a woman who moves ou t of her accepted family role
in order to take a job may be seen as 'loose' a nd subjected to sexual harassment. For those most in need of work, leaving the job is not an option. Par ticular attention has been focused on the t raditional allocation of housework a nd chi ld care (reproduc tion) to women, and the limiting impact of this gender division of labour on women's a bility to
participate in non-domestic (production) work.
The extent of the additional burden on women is illustrated by the finding that married women in Malaysia who_ do housework and are in paid employment outside the home spend, on average,
112 hours per week working, while the equivalent figure for the USA is fifty-nine hours.2° Further
more, contrary to the common notion of the male breadwinner, in many Third World cities, particularly in Latin America and parts of Africa, up to ha lf of households are female-headed.21 Even where men and women both con tribute to household income, women typically contribute a l arger part of their earnings to household expenses.
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