Chapters 2, 3 from: From Marriage to the Market: The Transformation of Women’s Lives and Work.

Chapter 2 and 3 discussed the actual transition of women in the home to the workforce. They debunked the myth that industrialization, in this period of 1920s, actually made the work load for women lighter. Through these chapters, I learned that unemployed women in the 1960s actually spent an additional four on household chores than women in the 1920s. Though women were no longer doing strenuous chores such as collecting water from wells, or knitting and maintaining clothes in the 1960s, the emphasis was more on maintaining a clean home and nurturing, cultivating their children.

I think we can all agree that raising children in a safe and cultivating environment is important for a family and a society, but why did we take away the financial support for married women whom perform these acts? Divorce Law stripped ex-wife's of financial support from their ex-husband and added no-fault divorces, which made divorces more accessible and accepted. Do you think wives should receive compensation for the work they dedicate in the home?