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A few years ago, on a Sunday afternoon, I was exercising in my basement while my kids were watching a movie. As I stretched and tried to drown out the screeching sounds coming from my TV, I read an essay in
by titled, “Who Gets Quality Leisure?”She started out the essay by sharing a list of stereotypically male-dominated hobbies:
Fishing
Hunting
Playing in sports leagues
Watching sports on television
Watching sports live
Cycling
Distance running
Woodworking / tinkering / carpentry
Car repair
Next, she shared a list of stereotypically female hobbies:
Gardening
Fiber arts (knitting, sewing, weaving, crocheting, quilting, etc etc)
Baking
Reading
Jewelry-making
Decorating/design
Organizing
Crafts, broadly conceived
Then, in a passage that I read approximately 45 times and sent to all my friends, she wrote: