Reading “The Politics of Housework” by Pat Mainardi helped me gain more knowledge about Liberated Women which is a topic that most people don’t have any insight on. My understanding of a liberated woman is someone who doesn’t go by what society labels women as or societies stereotypes based on women. A liberated woman is independent and doesn’t need approval from any gender especially men. Mainardi goes on to explain that there is a difference between liberated women and women’s liberation. “The first signals all kinds of goodies, to warm the hearts (not to mention other parts) of the most radical men. The other signals-HOUSEWORK”. Liberated women help other women who are stuck in a place of entrapment and help those women find their freedom and independency. Many women are scared to speak up for themselves, but we as women have to help each other get out of the “chokehold” that men have over us because we are our own person at the end of the day and shouldn’t be defined by another gender. All of the stereotypes that surround women were mostly created by men which is unfair because only we as women know how we really are and what we really want. Men have to stop trying to speak for us when we were all born with a mouth to defend ourselves. I hope one day, we are all liberated no matter what gender, race, ethnicity, or skin color. We should all be free to do what we please and not be controlled by anyone.