Why Do We Think Housework Is Women’s Work? - Dr. Renata Forste (2/5)

Brigham Young University professor of the Department of Sociology Dr. Renata Forste, who holds a PhD from the University of Chicago, explains gender inequality and division concerning housework. In this segment, Dr. Renata Forste explains how society came to the common agreement that housework is women’s work. Taken from Dr. Renata Forste’s keynote address from the 2017 Virginia F. Cutler Lecture at Brigham Young University. You can see her full remarks here: BYU Social is the social media arm of the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences at Brigham Young University. Based in Provo, Utah, we make accessible, easy to comprehend edu-tainment that focuses on subjects like Anthropology, Economics, Family Life, Geography, History, Neuroscience, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work. Our content stems from lectures and presentations given by faculty and visiting speakers at the university.