Zhang Xiaomei, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, proposed that "the wife does the housework, the husband pays the salary, and the housework is valuated", which triggered a heated discussion among netizens. Nowadays, professional women take care of their families and careers, and work double-duty in the workplace and housework. They are tired and want to take care of their families. Unfortunately, stay-at-home wives have a low status and have many things to do. They are often said to be freeloaders. Any rights protection. When will China’s full-time housewives become truly professional – with their labor paid, their rights and interests protected, and their values ​​respected?

Background News

The Two Sessions Proposal "Wage housework to protect women's rights"

Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Zhang Xiaomei (President and Editor-in-Chief of "China Beauty and Fashion News" ) proposed in this year’s Two Sessions: “Implementing wages for housework and effectively protecting women’s rights and interests.” She hopes that in this way, the value of women's housework, especially the work of stay-at-home wives, can be recognized and reflected, thereby safeguarding women's property rights.

Zhang Xiaomei pointed out that the negative impact of housework on women mainly has two aspects: First, when women are responsible for heavy housework, they must reduce the time they devote to further study to improve their skills. The direct result is that women’s Their own abilities are limited and their competitiveness is not strong, which makes it difficult for women to find employment. Secondly, housework affects women's own development. Women are far more likely than men to choose to give up personal development for family.

Case

Xu Jia (pseudonym), 28 years old, has been a full-time housewife for 4 years. She is involved in household chores at high speed every day, but is ignored. Her husband believes that she contributes the most to the family. .

My father-in-law and mother-in-law had to take an early morning flight back to their hometown. Xu Jia got up at 5:30 to cook for them. Even though my mother-in-law said, "We can just eat noodles." Xu Jia knew that if she really served them a bowl of noodles, her mother-in-law and husband would definitely become a talking point. Xu Jia cooked porridge, baked pancakes, and fried pork liver... After finishing the meal, she sent them to the airport and watched them happily enter the terminal. Xu Jia felt relieved.

Xu Jia's caution is not unreasonable. Since she became a full-time housewife, she has become a freeloader in the eyes of her husband. He feels that a woman's housework cannot be compared with him making a living outside and facing the pressure from his boss. As soon as she comes home, the refrigerator should always be full, and the clothes and shoes should always be spotless. As a full-time wife, it is also her duty to create a harmonious situation where everything is happy at home. Otherwise, what would she do at home?

Usually, Xu Jia's day is like this. Her husband leaves for work at 8:30, and his schedule becomes her schedule. She has to prepare breakfast before going out. After dinner, she started to do housework. She didn't understand why there was so much housework. She was like a spinning top every day, cleaning the table and mopping the floor. At the same time, if she had clothes, she would quickly throw them into the washing machine. However, the washing machine broke down in the past two days. Before the repairs were completed, the family's clothes had to be washed by hand. After finishing this, it was almost 12 o'clock.

At noon, Xu Jia can easily grab some leftovers or noodles. At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Jia will go shopping because the supermarket's food starts to go on sale. Xu Jia complained: Not only do the meals have to be changed every day, but the cost must also be considered. Otherwise, if my husband provides 1,800 yuan a month for living expenses, I will accidentally overspend. He will blame me for spending money. Being a full-time housewife is simply worse than when I was working. Making financial statements is hard work.

It used to be that Xu Jia still had weekends to work, but now she doesn’t even have weekends. Sundays are even more tiring than usual. In addition to three meals and messy housework, she also has to accompany her husband to socialize with friends and take her children out to play. There are no holidays or weekends at all.

But the work of a housewife is inconspicuous, and no one cares about it. Therefore, Xu Jia’s husband is always very proud, thinking that he alone supports the family, and what Xu Jia does is insignificant. Xu Jia said that he should really calculate what I do every day and let him see how much salary he should pay me. Otherwise, he would think that I don't earn a salary and that no matter how hard I work every day, I deserve it.

Full-time housewives are harder than working

Data: Full-time housewives create labor value of 9,600 yuan per month

Gong Jing, a senior girl at Hubei University of Economics, gave a speech titled "The Labor of a Full-time Housewife" The paper "Research on Social Value" points out: Although full-time housewives are at home, they play 10 social professional roles such as nannies, kindergarten teachers, psychological counselors, financial planners, and nutritionists; based on the current salary level in Wuhan, full-time housewives The monthly labor value created is 9,600 yuan, and the annual salary can reach 120,000 yuan.

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