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Moser's categorization is useful, first, in that it makes women's work visible andemphasizes the diversity of their domestic, commercial and communalresponsibilities. The workload of women is often underestimated due to the tendencyof considering only the salaried work to be 'real' work. Second, the concept of thetriple role of women demonstrates the banality of the common perception 'malebreadwinner' and 'female home-maker'. Lise Østergaard (1992: 5) states that it is afalse stereotype to believe that housekeeping and domestic activities are 'natural'extension of women's biological role as child-bearers. This stereotype is used tolegitimize the fact that some duties are allocated predominantly, when notexclusively, to women, and others to men. This fact, which is referred to as 'sexualdivision of labor', is considered to be rigid and universal. However, the division oftasks and duties differs first, from culture to culture, and second, as a result of socioeconomicchanges. As Moser (1993: 28) argues, "there is no reason why gendershould be an organizing principle of the social division of labor, except the physicalprocess of childbearing.
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