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Todd:
So, Kadi, you arefrom Estonia. Can youtalk about gender rolesfor the new generationcompared to the older generation?
Kadi:
Yes, in Estonia, Ithink it's really like, wehave this kind of Westerntype of family, and under Western type, I mean likethat it doesn't matter if like ... the woman doesn'thave to be a housewife.She can work. She cando whatever she likes.Like, even maybe thetendency right now is thatwomen are more ...becoming more likemasculine. Often ithappens that womenmake more money thanmen do and they're theones who bring the breadin the house. Yeah,compared to Easternsociety where usuallywomen are considered ashousewives. They justhave to clean and cookand raise the kids, and inmy country ... no ...there's not such a thingand I think it always hasbeen like that. I'm notquite sure but...
Todd:
Who does thechores like cooking andcleaning?
Kadi:
Yeah, I think we alldo it. We don't have thatkind of rule that womenonly have to clean andcook. Of course in somefamilies, it is like thatbecause women arebetter cleaning,especially, rather thanmen are, but yeah, menare quite good cooks.
Todd:
What do people dofor childcare? Like whotakes care of thechildren?
Kadi:
Nannies. Yeah. Wehave nannies for workingmothers, they usually liketo hire people to watchover the children and justthey play with them andalso like kindergarten, likechildren start going tokindergarten in Estoniawhen they're reallyyoung, maybe from threemonths. I think even,yeah, you can go to workwhen your child is likehalf-a-year old. Just go towork. Take a child there,and people are going tocare about her.
Todd:
Is the nannyexpected to cook andclean as well?
Kadi:
It depends on thecontract. It depends onthe contract. Yeah, if youhire a person who thatyou say you're gonna payhim or her, usually her,like for cleaning, cooking,taking care of thechildren, whatever, itdepends on the contract.
Gender rolesin Estonia
Kadi talks about how women’s lives havechanged in Estonia.
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Part 1:Estonia, Westernwork, housewife, whatever,make more than menKadi say that in Estonia women follow Westernculture more than Eastern culture. By that shemeans that women can choose to do whateverthey want. Often, women go out and work andmake more money than men.Part 2:Eastern society, housewivesclean, cook, raise kidshas always been like that____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 3:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 4:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 5:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Start a Conversation: ANSWERS
Match the following questions with the responses.
1. Would you rather work or be ahousewife?
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We have a maid that takes care ofthe kids and also cooks.2. In your country, what percentage ofmarried women are housewives?
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It depends on the job. If I had towork in an office, then I
ʼ
d prefer to be ahousewife.3. Do you think a man should have to dohousework even if his wife doesn
ʼ
t work?
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I may change jobs after a fewyears but I
ʼ
ll probably keep working untilI
ʼ
m 55.4. At what age do children normally startschool in your country?
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It
ʼ
s about 50%. Half work and halfstay at home with the kids.5. Who takes care of your kids while youwork?
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I don
ʼ
t care about the money. I justneed something to do with my time.6. Your husband makes so much money,why don
ʼ
t you just stay home?
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We both do.7. What kind of outfits do you wear towork?
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If he gives his wife a goodmassage every day, then no houseworkis ok.8. How did you manage to raise a childwhile studying at the university?
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It
ʼ
s ok if we dress casual but I lovewearing business suits with heels.9. Who cooks?
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Preschool is free here, so mostparents send their kids at age 3.10. Do you think you
ʼ
ll keep working untilretirement?
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My husband did a lot of thechildcare while I was at classes.
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