The Division of Labor Between Men and Women Is A Subject of Sociology and Gender Studies.

Abstract: Based on the works of key representatives of feminist, Marxist, structural-functional, and post- structuralist theories who have explained the gender division of labor, these approaches describe the roles, responsibilities, and positions of men and women as shaped by social structure and cultural influences. The industrial revolution that spread throughout Europe brought about a transformation in the traditional culture- which had subordinated women to men and prescribed that women should remain housewives- by demonstrating that, as men began working in factories, the proportion of women’s participation shifted and, as women increasingly engaged in social life, it became difficult for them to fulfill their familial roles. In response, these theorists advanced the issue of reconciling women’s productive role with their reproductive responsibilities.