Imagine you're asking your friend group how they decide if someone is part of their club, like a game only they know the rules to.
"Woman Work" is like a special club, and the Office for Women is like the leader who gets to say who can join. So when we ask them how they define "woman work," it's like asking, "What does it take to be in this club?"
Maybe they say you have to wear a certain color shirt, like blue, or maybe you need to do a specific task every day. That’s their rule! Just like your friend group might say, "If you can jump 3 times without falling, you're part of the club!"
What Does This Mean?
- Rules are important because they help everyone know what's fair.
- Sometimes people change the rules, just like a new game might have new rules too!
- If we know the rules, we can all play the game together more easily.
It’s like knowing how your favorite toy works, once you understand it, everything becomes simpler and more fun!
Examples
- A new employee asks the Office for Women what 'woman work' means, only to be told it’s ‘the stuff we do because no one else will.’
- At a company meeting, someone says, ‘This is woman work,’ and everyone nods in agreement, unsure why.
- A manager tells an employee, ‘That’s not woman work; that’s just work.’
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See also
- How Does Outsiders & Outcasts (For Those That Don't Belong) Work?
- How to Survive When You Don't Belong Anywhere?
- What are mothers?
- When You Don’t Belong Anywhere… Do This First?
- What do names help us know about ourselves and others?