Ellen Barkin Quotes

Many women cut back what had to be done at home by redefining what the house, the marriage and, sometimes, what the child needs. One woman described a fairly common pattern: I do my half. I do half of his half, and the rest doesn't get done.

When men do all the outside work, they contribute on average about 10 percent of housework. But as their share of outside work falls, their share of housework rises to no more than 37 percent.

And, over the last thirty years we have seen men's participation in both housework and childcare has increased and women's have stayed at about the same.

It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share.

After a hard day's work on the sets, I can't imagine allotting time to pander to the whims of a husband.

I've always gone out with men who wanted a cook all the time.

Most men I know rely on women to do all the literal dirty work.

My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside the home.

Tom Landry is a perfectionist. If he was married to Raquel Welch, he'd expect her to cook.

I love being a wife and homemaker - because it's my choice. My husband doesn't expect me to do it. I don't mind doing things for him because he does so much for me; we both feel that way so there is no power struggle.

Now, as always, the most automated appliance in a household is the mother.

Someone has to take the garbage out, someone has to cook the food, and someone has to clean the dishes. I want to do all of that.

Just as there is a wage gap between men and women in the workplace, there is a 'leisure gap' between them at home. Most women work one shift in the office or factory and a 'second shift' at home.

It turns out that a husband who does the laundry, it's very romantic when you're older. And it's hard to believe when you're younger. But it's absolutely true.

I'm very domestic; I love cleaning. I love cooking. I like waiting on people. I just like to make things. I don't break that down to be weakness, or the only things women can do, or putting me back 20 years.

In some ways, what I need is a wife.

My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance.

To the old saying that man built the house but woman made of it a 'home' might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted cooking as a chore but man has made of it a recreation.

If you can’t learn to compromise an issue without compromising yourself then you better not be a legislator and you better not marry.

I would recommend that every woman who intends to take on a maid should do every bit of her own work first. When she knows exactly the time it takes, the hard work, the weariness it entails, then she can begin with intelligence to plan what her maid can do.

I don't see anything degrading about marriage or homemaking, but my husband and I pool the money we earn, along with the jobs around the house.

I make more meals than most men do in a week.

Cooking is a weird thing. In homes, I'd wager it's still women who do more of the cooking.

If I can do it, men can certainly do it. It's interesting now to talk about equality in the home and involving men in household chores such that women don't have to over extend themselves doing both her job and coming home and doing all the household chores. So, that kind of sharing the load is something that I have seen in my family growing up.

Fletch then kisses me on the forehead before opening the cabinet under the coffeemaker to grab placemats and napkins. Retrieving these items is his job because I kind of don't like to bend. I also refuse to carry anything heavier than my purse.