Wage gap

I found this article very intriguing. I enjoy reading about the origin of gender roles and the subject of nature vs. nurture. The article states facts based on research and makes a logos based argument concerning how girls make less money for chores than boys, toddlers follow traditional gender roles in their chores, boys have more play time than girls, and boys with sisters are more likely to be conservative. The last statement seems a bit out of place to me. I don’t think it’s the best way to end an otherwise quality article. I found myself actively trying to explain or justify the statements made in this article. I justified the wage gap between little boys and girls by the types of jobs they do. Boys typical jobs include taking out the trash and mowing the lawn as opposed to little girls doing the dishes. Boys and girls’ chores reflecting traditional gender roles really grabbed my attention. I feel like the evidence presented supports the argument of nature rather than nurture because I haven’t seen nor can I picture girls wanting to mow the lawn over taking out the trash. For the point on boys having more play time, maybe this is due to girls’ chores being more inside centered as opposed to boys’. Girls spending more time inside doing extremely stereotypical activities like playing with dolls might make them more acceptable to inside chores and in turn less play time. I believe I favor the nature model because of my upbringing and culture, for better or worse. I did however enjoy this article.