A WOMAN'S place is in the KITCHEN?

Question

I'm entering a debating competition, and i have to argue FOR this notion, i'd appreciate it if any one who agreed with this could tell me why. :)

lol jst to let ya ppl knw, i did da debate yestday n I WONNNN!!! wooo hooo!! thank you, to y'all who gave me good pointers. MwaH!

Answer 1

Well all i can say is my hubby must be a woman!!!!

Answer 2

A woman's place is in the kitchen, whether she likes it or not. At the end of the day most men aren't capable of boiling water and in order to eat, someone has to do the cooking. Hence the woman usually takes it upon herself to do the traditional womanly things, like cooking, while men do other jobs, like take out the rubbish. It's about sharing household chores, not making one person the servant. It goes both ways, but most women I know do the cooking. People are so busy these days, so cooking is often something quick during the quick. Men are pretty good at picking up fish and chips and probably would rather do that than cook.

Answer 3

I'm not entirely sure why anyone would assume that if a woman is the kitchen she is some how a slave to the man. Many women enjoy cooking even though they have full-time jobs outside of the home. Being a mom and working out side the home is difficult but women being able to multi-task intuitively are able to handle both. That being said, a woman's place has never been in the kitchen. She is in charge of the household. The entire household. Whether she has an outside job or not. It is the responsibility of the woman to care for the home. It is the responsibility for the man to support and protect the family. It may seem crazy in this day and age to say it but that does not make it wrong. Women are made to care for their home. They are biologically programed to handle home problems. Men are biologically programed to work. Women can work or not work. Stay home or not stay home. Their identity does is not intertwined with their career. A woman can find fulfillment without working , a man cannot. So being able to run a home is not better than needing to work. It's just different

Answer 4

You will get some flak on this one, I myself would think that this is a follow on from when man was the hunter and the wife or woman remained in the cave to do the cooking, also it is only since the 1940 that a woman has had to go out to work, prior to this her place was at home providing a place of rest and food for the weary man who had been out slaving away while she leaned over the fence talking to the nieghbours , then going into the kitchen to burn the toast and overcook the beans.

Answer 5

Women's place is still in kitchen?

A woman's place is still in the kitchen even when she works full-time outside the home, researchers have discovered.

A study by Newcastle University's Human Nutrition Research Centre has found that 75% of women do most of the family cooking and food shopping.

Despite the rise of celebrity chefs, men viewed cooking as an occasional hobby or a chance to show off, it said.

However, when it comes to slaving over a hot stove on a daily basis, women still bear the main responsibility.

The study of nearly 200 men and women in their 30s found that among the women, 79% were mainly responsible for their household's food shopping and 72% were mainly responsible for preparing and cooking food.

'Unnecessary treats'

The reasons given for this ranged from women having more time to shop and cook, to the belief that women made healthier food choices.

Some women said they did the shopping because they thought could do it faster than their partner, who was often tempted by "unnecessary treats".

Lead researcher Dr Amelia Lake said: "Women have made great progress in terms of equal opportunities over the last few decades so it surprised us to find that many women, even in this relatively young age group, assumed the traditional female role of chief cook and food shopper.

"Celebrity chefs such as Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay have helped change the image of cooking as 'women's work' and many cook books are aimed at men.

"Yet our research suggested men like to use cooking as a chance to show off occasionally, while women are left with the day-to-day chores."

She added that men's culinary showpieces included barbecues, Sunday lunches and speciality dishes such as curries.

Women have traditionally been the caregivers of their families and as you can see that usually means cooking for them as well.

Answer 6

A woman's place is in the kitchen, because that is where food is prepared. Food nurtures all, and keeps them running, just like a well oiled machine! Woman are more able to prepare the food, which will nurture the children, and husband. A woman is more able to nurture them, than the man. She's more understanding, more open minded, and there is no doubt she can fix any problem.

Do you see where I'm going with it? It's not necessarily what I was trying to say, but that's all I could get. Basically, my point was, use the kitchen and food as a synonym for nurturing. Because the woman, is usually the one who is more able to do so.

Answer 7

Although I DISAGREE, here goes:

A woman's place is in the kitchen because traditionally this is where it has always been since Men were the 'bread winners'. To secure the well being of the family. Since leaving the kitchen (in a sense, all the household duties) the NUCLEAR Family has diminished considerably. Their are more divorces, latch key children left to entertain themselves ( TV, Computer, Play Station, joining gangs etc)
Fast food has become a a main staple which nutrionally is not as sound as Mom's home cooking.

Answer 8

a womans place is in the kitchen huh? u CLEARLY ain't tasted my cooking! lol. actually gave sum1 food poisioning last time i cooked! lololol. mind i guess u could argue that by kitchen they mean at home and the man at work. men tend to do better in a work environment and would therefore bring home more money than the woman would...u culd argue it that way

Answer 9

Inevitably a woman appears is in the kitchen whether or not it is her place. Cool you won the debate.

Answer 10

I suggest you make the case that in a PC world, it's possible for a woman to take her new hard-fought freedoms, try them out extensively in any role she can, and still come to the view that the kitchen is the lifeblood of a family (in the widest sense) and that's where she wants to be.

Tell you what, though, she's gonna have to get a lot of 'new' men like me out first.

Answer 11

i solemnly agree that a womans place is in the kitchen, raising the kids cooking the dinner etc, but only if her man copes with winning the bread, paying the bills doing all the odd jobs around the house to keep the kids comfy and warm, i beleive a relationship like this would be harmonic, but when the bloke decides whats hers is his and whats his is hes oewn, and the taxpayer can raise his kids, then i beleive its the womans job to become the man and woman in her kids life and kick the toerag out , she is capable of doing a fantastic job in the house , earning her keep and raising intelligent kids all on her own,(she neednt stick to the kitchen she has the ability to do everything not just the housework)