A woman's work is never done

Cultural  

1. A woman must often work longer hours than a man. This comes from an old rhymed couplet:

   Man may work from sun to sun,

   But woman's work is never done.

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Example Sentences

When asked how it’s easier to be a man, one respondent, a woman, 65, said: “Because most of them don’t have to work outside the home and take care of the children and everything else a woman normally does. A woman’s work is never done.”

From New York Times

“I’m just tired and I can’t sleep yet. A woman’s work is never done, isn’t that what the fools say? Here,” she pulled a small pair of pants out of a basket at her feet and rummaged for a needle and spool of dark thread.

From Literature

Because a woman’s work is never done, it began.

From Time

A Woman's Work Is Never Done," you quoted a man saying about Elizabeth's position, "Helluva job she's got.

From Time Magazine Archive

"There! a woman's work is never done," said Mrs. James; "I thought, for once, I was through; but just look at that lamp, now! it will not burn, and I must go and spend half an hour over it."

From Project Gutenberg