From today’s NYT “Room For Debate” Blog:
Housework is a necessary labor for families, but it is largely unpaid, except when others are hired to do it. Families may pay others to cook, clean or take care of their children, but they don’t pay themselves. This year, Italyconsidered a proposal in which the government, or in some cases the husband or partner, would pay wives for this thankless task. And a few years ago, India considered a similar bill.
Should the family member who does most of the housekeeping be compensated?
Read different perspectives on this provocative question here.