Originally Posted by
Peckish
My husband and I had this very discussion a couple of months ago, and when I made the same point, my quiltmaking vs his woodworking, he thought about it for quite a while and agreed that people would balk at paying quilt prices but not woodworking prices. But why is that? Is it because people are truly ignorant of how much work goes into making a quilt? Or do we somehow, even in this day and age, still place a lower value on "women's work"?
That may very well be part of it. My husband read an article recently in a national newspaper (the Wall St Journal, I think), that told of a recent college grad who sent out 200 resumes with zero responses. It wasn't until he put "Mr." in front of his gender neutral first name that he began hearing back from potential employers. I wasn't surprised--I grew up before Title 9--and my high school students think women have full equality! We do not! IMHO
Perhaps people think a woman quilter is just "sewing" but a male quilter is an "artist." Any male quilters out there who'd like to respond?