Paid Employment in the Home

Paid employment with family In her book "Second Transformation", Arlie Hochschild explained how two couple in the United States are dealing with the structural problem of change of family work, that is, both of marriage I will explain the case where the members are outside the family. In addition to working outside of the house, working at home is an additional burden for one or two members. Modern society increases family workload, thereby increasing tension during marriage and bringing both spouses leisure time and entertainment time.

Over the past few decades women have experienced significant changes in employment and women are engaged in paid labor outside the home and even grandmothers and mothers can only dream of it. In the United States, in 2011, women first accounted for more than half of the labor force. There are (some) famous CEOs. The number of female presidents is small, but it is increasing. Women are turning into work that was done by men in the past. Even women working at factories and shops have more choices and independence than women at home. However, as feminist economist Ruth Pearson pointed out, their experience is contradictory:

Men's sex discrimination in employment and wages should be prohibited. Women are increasingly engaged in paid employment outside the home, but their responsibility for domestic labor has changed little. Therefore, women usually work much longer than men. In order to take care of children and the elderly, further assistance is necessary. In the field of security, there may be minimal progress. According to data on war and violent conflicts, declines have continued since the mid-1990s, but violence is unacceptably high, and women are the main victims. In addition, international crime network has increased, seems to be increasing illegal drug trafficking and population. Female sexual exploitation transactions are estimated at $ 3 billion per year 7. Domestic violence is the greatest threat to women. According to the survey, more than 16% of countries - 50% of women are beaten at some stage of their lives