According to Nancy Chodorow, in her book The Reproduction of Mothering, the devaluation of women is due to ______

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According to Nancy Chodorow, the devaluation of women is due to women doing almost all of the childcare, which leads to men being able to distance themselves from nurturing and emotional labor and instead focus on work and other areas traditionally deemed more valuable. This creates a gender hierarchy where the work traditionally done by women, such as childcare and housework, is devalued and seen as less important than the work done by men in the public sphere.

According to Nancy Chodorow, in Her Book the Reproduction of Mothering