Example sentences of "as women ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the data there is some support for the notion that certain matters such as child care and support for elderly people are regarded as women 's business in families , while men 's business is money ; but it would be too crude to assume that this simple division of responsibilities could explain all the gender differences which occur in kin support . |
| 2 | In practice women and men are involved in different ways in giving and receiving support , but much of this is explained not by a cultural definition of what counts as women 's business or men 's business , but by three other factors . |
| 3 | It is likely that they will seek this support from other women rather than from men , even their husbands , because the tasks involved have been defined as women 's work . |
| 4 | We 've taken the issue up on a number of occasions and some of the younger men agree that perhaps things should change , but the older ones are adamant about what they regard as women 's work . |
| 5 | Even clothes washing and bed-making , still ordinarily thought of as women 's jobs , were frequently mentioned by husbands as things they did as well . |
| 6 | For example , there was relatively little leisure-time involvement by husbands with their mates but considerable participation in what traditionally has been regarded as women 's work , especially child-rearing . |
| 7 | erm , all I can say is I 'm glad to see that it 's stopped being referred to as women 's troubles , you know and we 're actually bringing it out to the forefront . |
| 8 | In his heart , he still regarded this as women 's work , and felt humiliated that it was now Joshua who acted as Marcus Judge 's chief assistant at the dockyard . |
| 9 | Darwinistic Victorian science derived psychological and cultural difference between men and women — such as women 's stereotypically greater tenderness , generosity and intuition — from male and female biology . |
| 10 | Sligo Area Secretary since 1988 , Eileen has been an Honorary Officer of the IBOA as Women 's Special Representative since 1989 . |
| 11 | Also it could be said that the role of Equality Officer is , by its name , more open to being filled by man or woman than it was when it was known as Women 's Special Representative . |
| 12 | The differences between men and women seem to arise from factors such as women 's hesitancy , women 's role as cajoler and mediator for men , and men 's social dominance and sense of themselves as more authoritative . |
| 13 | We have become aware of other contending histories previously rendered largely invisible , such as women 's history and the ‘ history from below ’ of groups socially disenfranchised by reason of class , colour , religion . |