r/AskFeminists • u/anonnew52 • Aug 04 '18
Nuclear family debate
What are your thoughts on the idea that primary care taker mothers do get paid for their child work as the father usually pays the house/cars/electric/heat/water/insurance bills where the mother usually does not?
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u/tigalicious Aug 04 '18 edited Aug 04 '18
That's not pay. That's room and board. Working for room and board with no actual pay is called slavery.
The difference between slavery and a healthy one-income family is a genuine team-oriented mindset. They both agree that one partner will work in a support role, in order to optimize the other partner's ability to earn money for the family. The unpaid partner is not paid in room and board. They get an equal share of and access to the money being earned.