The women’s trend being a primary breadwinner is increasing because the larger number of women are earning higher degrees and entering the workforce (Claire). Sarah Jane Glynn, an analyst with the Center for American Progress, told the Washington Post that the recent recession accelerated the trend. “Part of what’s happening is that more men have been getting laid off and are having difficulty finding work…And with the way the recovery’s played out, some men who lost their jobs wound up taking others that paid less,” she noted (Claire). With the rise of working women, it is beneficial for the family as they are contributing more income towards the family. In today’s economy, when the cost of everything is going very high, it is very hard to raise the kids and run the family.
Matewan Beyah Kevin Do US History 2 02/19/12 Unions Labor Unions were created around the 1900’s to give workers fair rights to their pay and living conditions. Workers would sometimes get paid cents and were treated like tools that can just be replaced. Mining workers are a great example for people that want unions. Mine workers had low pay, long hours, and horrible conditions. Some of them were only around the age of ten.
Utilities and food costs could run a bit higher because more people are in the home more often than families where both parents work. A bonus to having a stay at home parent is that there are relatively little or no costs associated with day care expenses. Overall, a family with two working parents will have a better financial situation than a single career family Another difference between a two career family and a one career family is the amount of involvement with their children. Two career families often have a difficult time finding opportunities to volunteer in schools or take their children special places during the week due to their work schedules. They are restricted by their employers on the amount of time that they can take off of work as well so they may have to rely on babysitters or family members to do
Another reason why factory work is better according to me is the fact that if I worked in my own cottage, the income would be for the whole family ( the whole family earn a sum) but by working in a factory, we get paid individualy in the family which brings more money and of course if we have a cottage some merchants could actually mess of stock of materials. Also I think that work in the mines was most certainly not for the women. Working underground is not a good job for women. People hardly know what is going down there and the ceiling of the mines could collapse at any moment. We also have to consider the fact that it was physically tiring and when the women goes home after a hard day of labor in a dirty mine, she doesn`t really want to do anything else and that is bad because the family is expecthing her to cook
Giving people what they deserve, and what they deserve depends upon how they behave within the society. The deserving poor were those who were poor through no fault of their own, either because of illnesss, accident or age or because there was no work available for them. In Uk the elderly and children were also seen as more deserving than prime-age adults. Where the pauperism referred to those who were receiving relief and were less deserving than the more honest individuals who were desperately poor but not receiving government
There was a lot of sexist employers as most of them thought a ‘women’s place’ was in the home. Women faced a lot of discrimination against men if they were seen displaced in the field of work. Most women would be employed in Domestic Service which would include being maids and cleaners for higher class citizens who could afford servants. They would polish silver, wash and do normal household chores. Most women were brought up to support her husband and look after her home and children; her time was always contributed to her home.
Those employers work overtime but did not get the pay that they deserve. Instead, employers who came late to work will not be tolerated. This has caused many employers to get stressed out, leading to suicide attempts. The reason may be because the labor costs in foreign countries are cheap compared to United States. However, I think it is wrong to take advantage of those employers’ lives by not providing those employers fairly.
Men also no help with housework and childcare, also couple now spend their leisure time together instead of separately with workmates or female relatives. They are more home-centred or privatised. Young and Willmott found that the symmetrical family was more common among younger couples, those who are geographically and socially isolated, and the more affluent. Young and Willmott then give several reasons for the development of the symmetrical family; Living standards have improved and possibly less housework is needed to be done in keeping the house a healthy environment. Value of wages have risen and more wives are working in paid employment, therefore are possibly seen as on the same level as the husband.
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Children were an economic responsibility for women - providing food, housing and clothing until the child was independent and could go out to work to provide for the family themselves. Most working class women worked, as this was an obligation, but this work contrasted hugely to that of their male counterparts, occupying roles of lower skill and less pay. Edward Cadbury in 1909 said that marriage was ‘an escape from work’ Trint, S. History Learning Site 2010-2011. Women’s Rights. www.historylearningsite.co.uk [accessed 07122011].