scientific advancements they could have contributed to the greater scientific community. Thus, the drive to ensure male dominance in the field was held to a greater standard than, and takes priority over, that of working for the sole purpose of furthering Soviet society. …show more content…
In her interview, she said "I was not only our main breadwinner, but also assumed the Soviet woman's double burden at home. You're probably unable to imagine how hard that is. It's tough now, but it was even harder back then."5 Olga is referring to the concept of the "Second Shift", where women have to work a full shift's worth of work at their place of employment, but then are expected to do all of the chores, cooking, and family work, often taking the same amount of time and effort as the shift at work, and do that every single day [source?]. The long-term