Homemakers' Wage

Paper Summary:

This paper examines how homemakers today face a number of negative stereotypes and how, although they constantly work 7 days a week, their efforts are often overlooked, and the only wage earned is the satisfaction of providing a clean house, raising healthy, happy children, and providing support for a spouse. It also looks at how some countries are realizing the homemaker's worth and are taking steps to provide a pension for these overlooked members of society.

Outline
Introduction
A Thankless Job
Unfair Bias
Replacement Costs
Household Services
Comparing Salaries
Homemaker's Wages and the Real World
Court's View
Benefits
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"For years, there has been a biased view of the work performed by homemakers. "Until quite recently, the law placed no economic value on a homemaker's domestic services; a category which encompasses not only cleaning the house, but also caring for children and other dependents. This dramatic undervaluation of women's work has had consequences not only for distribution of assets upon divorce, when homemakers tried to demonstrate their contributions to the marriage, but also has played a significant role in tort cases for wrongful death and personal injury (Chamallas)." Compared to cases which involved employed women, juries have unconsciously placed limits on damages awarded to homemakers for pain and suffering due to negative stereotyping."

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