In “The Politics of Housework” by Pat Mainardi, the issue that many men believe housework is a job for women is the center of attention. Housework being seen as equal work for everyone is crucial for women’s liberation. Throughout the piece, she uses statements from her own husband and then translates what his words really mean, as they are spoken in a way that is the opposite of supporting equal women’s rights. I can’t really tell if her husband is saying these things unconsciously because society has taught him these things his entire life, or if he’s aware that he is basically implying his wife doesn’t deserve equal rights in their marriage but doesn’t care because he believes he is superior. Her piece aims to vocalize the ways women can become liberated by changing the meaning of housework in their homes. In The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm by Anne Koedt, her purpose was to raise awareness of female sexual pleasure and the ways that men have quite literally made up false ideas, all for their benefit, and they didn’t think there was a single thing wrong with doing so. Her piece is very educational and also a bit heartbreaking. Some women went seeking for a cure to a problem that didn’t exist. These women were forced onto an endless journey of self-hatred and were fooled into a new insecurity. The men in their lives and society overall are to blame.