Gender Roles

MEN work

• Work often focused on heavy labor
• Worked in public
• Men had better paying jobs
• Men recieved better education to get better jobs
• Men were viewed as leaders

Women work

• Women rarely had jobs outside of their homes
• Most women stayed at home
• They had many responsibilities at home
• Women dominated work in the household
• Most women didn't receive an education    

Men home

• Men were the heads of the households after they married
• Men were expected to govern their families wisely and kindly
• They were also expected to be good husbands and fathers
• Men had to earn a living to provide for their families 

WOMEN HOMe

• Women were considered property to their husband
• Before they married they were considered their fathers property
• Women experienced as many pregnancies as possible
• Women were considered to be the weaker sex
• Married women were expected to obey their husbands 

mens rights

• Men had many more rights than women
• The man was the only partner who were allowed to file for divorce
• Men were allowed to receive an education and attend Universities
• Men were also allowed to run for office

womens rights

• Women were not allowed to ask for a divorce
• Women had very little control over property
• They were forced to obey their husbands
• They could not vote or run for political office
• Women were not allowed to attend Universitys

families

• It was considered normal for women to have many children
• Both male and female children were taught to obey higher authority
• The women stayed home with their young children 
• The sons were expected to obey their mothers until they married
• Children were bound to very strict obedience

how gender roles have changed

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