Lesson 16. Section 1. Men and Women.
It's probably true to say that women have been affected more than men by recent changes in the way we actually live.
Over 1000 years ago, people began to question whether men were really so much wiser, stronger, altogether more sensible and simply better than women as the laws of the country made out.
In the end, women got the vote, and very recently, in 1975, the Sex Discrimination Act was passed.
But it's doubtful whether legislation has changed the way we women actually think.
A lot is heard about the dilemma of women's two roles.
How could a women be a wife and mother and have a full-time job as well?
In this new series, we are going to try to find out what people are really thinking and feeling about this problem, and how it affects their personal lives.
In the studio with me today is Mrs Marina Spiden, who recently experienced the problem of having too much to do at home.
With Mrs Spiden are her husband Brian, her mother Mrs Vera Cresswell, and Mr Tom Penman, their local newsagent.
Mrs Spiden, tell us what happened, will you?
Well, you just said it, the problem of having too much to do at home.
I do an afternoon job so I have to get the housework and shopping, er, done in the morning.
And on morning, you see, er, I just couldn't stand it no more.
The...the baby was bawling her head off.
Jimmy, that's my little boy, he's two, had thrown the radio out of the window.
Really?
Yes, really.
The dog, you know, made a mess on the carpet.
And there was Brian, my husband, there he was snoring away on the settee, didn't lift a finger, he didn't, not a finger to help me.
Now now love, don't get all her up about it again, I mean that's your side of the story.
Of course, Mr Spiden, we'd like to hear your side later.
So what did you do about it?