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The work of managing households is as noble as God’s work of managing the universe, where the only difference is we are not God, though women are often seen doing miracles for their universe – their family.
From the very inception of the evolution of mankind, in the very foundation of human civilization Women have always been the experts of the life skills of household work. It seems to be an unsaid kind of MoU between Men & Women in the ancient times that unless wanting it otherwise the household will be managed by women of the house and other work which are to be done to earn living will be done by men of the house. Also the earnings, be it money or barter are always paid for the exchange of Goods & Services outside the house and not within the families. The foremost satisfaction of any work done, has always been some kind of consideration in any form be it moral or monetary.
Gradually over the time these understandings between the men & women have unknowingly turned into their sole obligations, without any consideration of one other’s willingness. As understood from the well-known profound theories of businesses managing resources is equally important to acquiring them, since no system can run in harmony without a good manager to manage it. And the same applies to households. Also apparently women’s expertise of managing households is seen as, as common as having a cup of tea which ironically is not everyone’s cup of tea. Which makes women feel unconsidered for their work in very obvious way.
Infact every work done by women to manage household has consideration or reward for it own when those are performed for anyone who is not family. For example, chefs,
Therefore it is undoubtedly, not at all wrong to say that women should be paid for household work may be not monetarily , but with due acknowledgement, gratitude, respect.