Part 2

Courtney: So do you have any ideas of where women can-in society-can improve their being as more prominent positions in society?

Sandy: With government and politics?

Courtney: Sorry, let me rephrase that. I just mean in general, in society. Can you think of any other fields or areas of society, where women can be more equal?

Sandy: I think that it's important to have women involved in a lot of fields that are more usually dominated by men, but I think also they need to realize where and when it's appropriate to fight for your rights, because for certain examples like the fireman one-that was a good example because it was in the article I read before. But if my house were on fire, I wouldn't want to be relying on a woman to carry out my kids or me from my house, because men are stronger and bigger, generally. Stronger in the arms, especially, so that's what the article was concerning. And I think that they need to fight for their rights to become involved in almost all fields, but specific ones should be left alone, because in that example also, like, I know the police force is another example too.

Courtney: Mm-hmm. So you think, in general, physical positions that are demanding should be mostly- Sandy: Mostly left to men, I think, because also it endangers the lives of other people. Courtney: Right, that makes good sense to me. Right. Now, let's just direct this conversation to the household. What do you think about the household and women's common role in the kitchen, and common household roles, where the man is responsible for certain duties that, again, often require strength, a greater level of strength? You know, like chopping the wood, traditional elements of living. What do you think about social roles in the household?

Sandy: I think that's changed a lot, but-and you don't see the mother staying home so much, because women are usually employed full-time as well as the husband. But again, I would think the mother tends to be home more, simply because it's biological, because the mother is more nurturing and feels more of an innate need to be around and raising the children more than the father does. But you also see stay-at-home-dads now, which is fine. I do think that the children should have one parent around at least a little more than having two parents working full-time. But it tends to be the mother, because she gets a year off and she wants to be home with the baby, probably more than the father wants to be home with a newborn baby or a small child, so. It's just, I think, it often ends up being the woman because of the circumstances. Courtney: Okay, interesting. Okay, thanks a lot for coming to talk about equality of men and women in society. I appreciate your coming.

Sandy: Thank you for having me.