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Monday, March 10, 2008 12:00 AM

The sexual politics of household chores

One writer reenacts a day in the life of a 1950s housewife. Meanwhile, will doing the dishes get men laid?
Sarah Hepola

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  • Monday, March 10, 2008 06:24 PM

    there is a lot of evidence of gender differences among newborns by the way

    I doubt neatness specifically is strongly biologically gendered, although sensitivity to the environment may be. There a lots of women slobs but very few women who are NOT slobs who can adapt comfortably to living with a slob the way organized men can accept disorganized women. What is CLEARLY a matter of biology is how much more easily than men that women are put off sex when things are not to their liking.

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