Comments on: In the news: The Week the Women Went http://www.tv-eh.com/2008/01/21/in-the-news-the-week-the-women-went-3/ What's up in Canadian television Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:07:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ally O http://www.tv-eh.com/2008/01/21/in-the-news-the-week-the-women-went-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3229 Ally O Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:40:34 +0000 http://www.tv-eh.com/2008/01/21/in-the-news-the-week-the-women-went-3/#comment-3229 What I notice about these reviews is that it's mainly URBAN men giving them. They like to make fun of the rural men who know nothing about cooking and cleaning and children, and like to state that they'd never be that pathetic at such duties, but the truth of the matter is that many of those men would be lost in a small town like Hardisty because urban men dodn't have the skills to survive in such a small town. I'd love to see a sequel to this series called "The Week the Men Went". That would bely a crisis of its own. Yes, rural Canada is staunchly divided via gender roles but there are good reasons for that. Men have a lot to do themselves. Many men work long physical shifts at tiring jobs in the mining, forestry, farming and gas/oil sectors. Many have extensive yards to take care of, vehicles to fix and the like. That leaves many women to do the cooking, gardening, cleaning and childcare. It's the way it needs to be. In cities, a man's role is taken away. With small yards (or no yards), nearby mechanic shops, convenient fixit shops and non-labour intensive jobs, men in cities do not have as much to do so have time for housework, childcare and the like. That leaves less for women to do. Men and women in cities do not have to work nearly as hard as rural men and women. Trust me on this. I've lived extensively in both worlds and I've seen the differences. What I notice about these reviews is that it’s mainly URBAN men giving them. They like to make fun of the rural men who know nothing about cooking and cleaning and children, and like to state that they’d never be that pathetic at such duties, but the truth of the matter is that many of those men would be lost in a small town like Hardisty because urban men dodn’t have the skills to survive in such a small town. I’d love to see a sequel to this series called “The Week the Men Went”. That would bely a crisis of its own. Yes, rural Canada is staunchly divided via gender roles but there are good reasons for that. Men have a lot to do themselves. Many men work long physical shifts at tiring jobs in the mining, forestry, farming and gas/oil sectors. Many have extensive yards to take care of, vehicles to fix and the like. That leaves many women to do the cooking, gardening, cleaning and childcare. It’s the way it needs to be.

In cities, a man’s role is taken away. With small yards (or no yards), nearby mechanic shops, convenient fixit shops and non-labour intensive jobs, men in cities do not have as much to do so have time for housework, childcare and the like. That leaves less for women to do. Men and women in cities do not have to work nearly as hard as rural men and women. Trust me on this. I’ve lived extensively in both worlds and I’ve seen the differences.

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