There’s a woman who lives in a house who thinks it’s a bit small. A Squash and a Squeeze by Julie Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler A highly recommended read for all mums and dads out there, even if you’re not Australian.
I definitely would not have appreciated it as much if I’d read it five years ago. This book came out in 2014 but I only read it a few weeks ago, and I think now was the right time for me to read it. Crabb also talks about how this is unfair on men, too, and how expectations for both mums and dads ought to change. It isn’t just a book whining about how unfair it all is for women, though. The Wife Drought is about gender imbalance in home and work life in Australia, and how women are doing the brunt of domestic and childcare work despite also being in the workforce. The Wife Drought by Annabel CrabbĪnnabel Crabb is a political commentator, journalist, and an extremely funny and witty writer. They also happened to be excellent reads. Rather than a shout of rage, The Wife Drought is the thoughtful, engaging catalyst for a conversation that's long overdue.I recently returned from a trip to Australia, and two of the books I picked up while I was there were particularly illuminating about current society in Australia. Written in Annabel Crabb's inimitable style, it's full of candid and funny stories from the author's work in and around politics and the media, historical nuggets about the role of 'The Wife' in Australia, and intriguing research about the attitudes that pulse beneath the surface of egalitarian Australia.Ĭrabb's call is for a ceasefire in the gender wars.
The Wife Drought is about women, men, family and work. Working women are in an advanced, sustained, and chronically under-reported state of wife drought, and there is no sign of rain.īut why is the work-and-family debate always about women? Why don't men get the same flexibility that women do? In our fixation on the barriers that face women on the way into the workplace, do we forget about the barriers that - for men - still block the exits? And it's an advantage enjoyed - even in our modern society - by vastly more men than women. It's a potent economic asset on the work front. Having a spouse who takes care of things at home is a Godsend on the domestic front. It's a common joke among women juggling work and family.
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