Interview over feminism

The person I chose to interview was my mother. My was born in June of 1958 and always raised me to believe that I can be whatever I want to be, no matter what gender I am. She is a very strong and caring woman, who has a good heart, even though I disagree with her on a number of issues (for instance, she's much more conservative than me on many hot-button social issues).

Question: What is your experience with gender?
Answer: When I was growing up, it was very uncommon for a woman to work outside the house just like it is uncommon today for women to stay at home and not work.

Question: What is your history with feminism? Do you consider yourself a feminist?
Answer: I didnt really pay attention to feminism until I became much older. Feminism was never a word that was spoken about in the house. No, I'm not a feminist. Some principles that feminists have I agree with, such as women should be given the same amount of money for the same job. But I don't consider myself a feminist.

Question: Why not?
Answer: I've always seen feminists as women who believe they can do everything a man can. I believe there are some things that men are better at. Personally I think a man would be better at building a house than a woman. But then there are some women who swear that they could do just as good of a job, so I really don't know. I just think there are some things men are better at and women are better at.

Question: What is an experience in your life that made you aware of your gender?
Answer: There was a time that I was working on a job when I was younger that I was passed over for a promotion because they believed a man was better suited for the position. It made no sense to me why they thought this; they also had me train the man who I was passed over for, which didn't make sense to me.

Question: Who was more dominant at home, mother or father:
Answer: My mother was much more dominant than my father. They were treated equally, but I think my mother pretty much ran most of the household. My mother would tell my father what he needed to do, and my father would tell my mother what she should do.