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A Woman's Work

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A Woman's Work
Tapped Out Quest Information
Level: 53
Update: Level 54
Required characters: Lisa, Marge, Ruth Powers, Homer, Lenny, Carl, Smithers
Previous quest(s): Higher Class of Politics Pt. 7
Next quest(s): The Price of Donuts Pt. 1

A Woman's Work is a questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Level 54 content update. It unlocks Ruth Powers and Shotkickers.

Dialogue[edit]

Pt. 1[edit]

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark
Lisa Mom, you look sad. Maybe you need some friends.
Marge - Sad No, I'm just worried I haven't totally cleaned the house.
Marge Now I remember: I forgot to vacuum the kitchen sponges.
Lisa - Deadpan Have you ever considered that you might be displacing your loneliness through chores?
Marge - Happy But I love chores! I wish someone would ask me to vacuum more sponges right now.
Task: "Make Marge Vacuum Kitchen Sponges".
Lisa - Annoyed No, don't make her vacuum any more sponges. Take that down.
Lisa We need some place that will attract you a sophisticated woman friend. Maybe an art gallery or a feminist bookstore.
Task: "Build Shotkickers". It takes 4 hours.
New Character: Ruth Powers
Lisa - Nagging *sigh* No one ever listens to my input.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 2[edit]

After tapping on Marge's exclamation mark
Marge - Happy Ruth, it's so good to see you again!
Ruth Powers Thanks, Marge. It's nice to be back.
Marge What have you been up to?
Ruth Powers I spent some time in prison, recovered from a serious battle with alcoholism and became a championship bodybuilder.
Ruth Powers What about you?
Marge Well, let's see... I got a new iron, and... Did I mention my new iron?
Ruth Powers Guess it's been a real crazy time for both of us.
Marge Would you like to try the iron?
Ruth Powers Thanks, but what I'd really love right now is a job.
Marge Maybe you could work at the nuclear plant. As long as you don't mind that it's a bit of a boys club.
Ruth Powers I survived two separate prison riots. I'll manage.
Task: "Make Ruth Apply for Work". The job takes place at the Control Building and takes 4 hours.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 3[edit]

After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark
Homer - Serious Now that Ruth is working at the plant, we're all going to have to act differently.
Lenny Here she comes. Make her feel welcome.
Ruth Powers Hey guys.
Carl Hey Ruth. We were just talking about how we like fashion, babies, small plate restaurants and Grey's Anatomy.
Lenny I love anything Shonda Rhimes does.
Ruth Powers I don't really like any of those things, but what I do like is beer. You guys want to join me?
Homer Okay, so maybe not that different.
Task: "Make Ruth Have a Few Drinks". The job takes place at Moe's Tavern and takes 8 hours.
Task: "Make Homer Drink at Moe's". The job takes place at Moe's Tavern and takes 8 hours.
Task: "Make Lenny Drink at Moe's". The job takes place at Moe's Tavern and takes 8 hours.
Task: "Make Carl Drink at Moe's". The job takes place at Moe's Tavern and takes 8 hours.
Homer - Dreamy Wow, Ruth. Being with you is like being with one of the guys.
Carl If you're just like us, maybe all our notions of gender difference are just arbitrary social constructions.
Homer - Sarcastic Yeah, what he said. And you smell better than Lenny.
Ruth Powers - Happy Got my first paycheck today, so the bar tab's on me!
Lenny - Sad How come your paycheck is lower than ours? We all worked the same hours this week, right?
Carl It says female discount multiplier: 70%.
Ruth Powers - Annoyed Wow. That's not subtle.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 4[edit]

After tapping on Ruth Powers's exclamation mark
Ruth Powers - Annoyed Mister Burns? I'm here to talk about my paycheck.
Ruth Powers - Annoyed We're all doing the same work, but the guys all get paid more than me!
Mr. Burns I see. That's quite a quandary. By the way, do you happen to see an opening for a trap door anywhere around here?
Ruth Powers - Sad No. Why?
Mr. Burns - Diabolical No reason. Now could you be a sweetheart and dig a ten-foot pit, disguise it with some banana leaves and then jump in?
Ruth Powers - Annoyed Why would I do that?
Mr. Burns - Angry You question my orders?! It's that kind of attitude that gets you paid less than a man. Now get back to work or you're fired!
Task: "Make Ruth Work a Plant Shift". The job takes place at the Control Building and takes 16 hours.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 5[edit]

After tapping on Carl's exclamation mark
Carl - Sad I can't believe old Burns won't pay you the same as us.
Ruth Powers - Annoyed Tell me about it.
Lenny - Annoyed We should protest. Let's stage a work slowdown until Burns sets things right!
Homer I don't think I can work any slower. I pretty much do nothing as it is.
Homer - Happy So instead, I will set up an "Ice Cream Sundae Bar for Gender Equality Awareness".
Carl I don't see how that helps our cause.
Homer - WooHoo A sundae bar it is!
Homer - Sarcastic P.S. You're all chipping in ten bucks.
Task: "Make Lenny Work at Half Speed". The job takes place at the Control Building and takes 16 hours.
Task: "Make Carl Work at Half Speed". The job takes place at the Control Building and takes 16 hours.
Task: "Make Ruth Work at Half Speed". The job takes place at the Control Building and takes 16 hours.
Task: "Make Homer set up an Ice Cream Sundae Bar for Gender Equality Awareness". The job takes place at the Control Building and takes 16 hours.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 6[edit]

After tapping on Smithers' exclamation mark
Smithers - Sad Mister Burns, there's an issue with gender pay inequality. To protest, there has been a work slowdown.
Smithers And an "Ice Cream Sundae Bar for Gender Equality Awareness."
Mr. Burns - Angry Does the sundae bar have sprinkles?
Smithers - Sad Chocolate and rainbow, sir.
Mr. Burns - Annoyed They are really playing hardball.
Smithers - Sad If I can speak frankly, I think gender equality could be a step toward the equality of all people...
Smithers Including those of different sexual orientations, and this world would be a better place to live in.
Mr. Burns - Angry Do they have real hot fudge?
Smithers - Sad Yes.
Mr. Burns - Sad Then I am defeated. Let them have equal pay for women. Start the paperwork.
Task: "Make Smithers Do Paperwork". The job takes place at the Control Building and takes 8 hours.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Pt. 7[edit]

After tapping on Smithers' exclamation mark
Smithers Congratulations, Ms. Powers, you're now getting the same standard pay rate as your male co-workers.
Ruth Powers - Happy This is great! Thanks for having my back, guys.
Lenny Any time, Ruth. We're all about social change.
Homer - Sad Uhmm guys... they just lowered our pay to match Ruth.
Carl - Surprised What?! We need to protest!
Lenny We already did that. I'm kind of protested out.
Homer There's only one thing to do when your paychecks have been drastically cut.
Task: "Make Lenny Drink at Moe's". The job takes place at Moe's Tavern and takes 8 hours.
Task: "Make Carl Drink at Moe's". The job takes place at Moe's Tavern and takes 8 hours.
Task: "Make Ruth Have a Few Drinks". The job takes place at Moe's Tavern and takes 8 hours.
Task: "Make Homer move his "Sundae Bar for Gender Equality Awareness" to Moe's then drink". The job takes place at Moe's Tavern and takes 8 hours.
Quest reward: Cash5,000 and XP500