compensation for the wife???????

No, this is totally a wrong idea...its not good! it will force women to live in the same condition as they are...u can't expect good from this law, according this idea ..female are made only for these things....so its a rubbish! and wat else an illitrate politician can think! very good discussion...rated +

Well, I'm not sure about government compensation. Being a stay at home parent should be a labor of love. I'm afraid if there was government compensation you would get people choosing to stay home for the assistance and not the welfare of the children. I do think that there should be recognition for the hard work stay at home parents do. And the skills learned and used being a stay at home parent. It is not easy and it takes a lot of patience and organization skills. I think skills learned and used being a stay at home parent are important for any job you choose to get. I actually had persepctive employers laugh at me because I put being a stay at home parent on my resume. They thought it was a joke. It's not. I wish overall there would be more respect professionally for stay at home parents. Maybe instead of assistance they could instigate some sort of tax break or something along that lines. Something that isn't regualrly tangible but would show the respect and keep the ones who want to do it for the wrong reasons at bay.

Actually growing up I new a guy whos parents did this. His dad had a really good job at the Canadian Mint (making money) and his wife cleaned everything and raised the 3 boys. He payed her $10 a hour and she was paid for a 50 hour week I think. Anyways I though this was a great idea since stay at home wifes have alot of work to do in a day.

Being a mother and a wife is a very rewarding and a great achievement among married women that money cant buy, yes it's a labor of love. It reflects how you care about your family and in that manner you can also develop good relationship with your children and to your spouse. Some countries do that tradition, that the wife should stay home and take good care for the family.

Very interesting topic Manong! In Ireland they have just introduced a 'childcare allowance' for any family with children under 6 years old. (Theres been a lot of debate about the 6 year cutoff, but that's beside the point for this discussion) This childcare allwance is given to both families where both parents or the single parent works and they have to pay for childcare, and its also given to families where one parent stays at home. This was introduced because of the exorbitant cost of childcare in ireland on the one hand, and to compensate stay at home parents for their loss of earnings. I agree with this completely! And as far as houshold 'chores' are concerned, they are NOT a labour of love for me, and I would not say no to being compensated or at least appreciated for doing them by SOMEONE, even if that is the government! (Scene as this REALLY HARD work is NOT appreciated by most husbands, causing, certainly in my marriage, almost daily arguments....) Just another point on your original post, do you not think that it would be more appropriate to say 'part of being a houswife / househusband', rather than 'part of being a wife'. No it is in my opinion NOT part of being a wife! It is part of being whichever membre of a relationship is in a better position to do it! Anyway, good topic!

I think that this shouldnt be that big of deal any more because i do alot of the house work.

I am a fulltime mom and as much as the money is needed, I chose to stay home with my kids. I was not forced to do it. With that said I dont think it would be right to get paid for raising my own kids. They are mine. If I was watching someone elses kids then yes I would like to get paid but not for staying home with my own kids.

I think that it has to be one of the most underappreciated jobs in the world. All the many duties that a person does for their family is more than a full time job. I think that this should be considered at-home work for social security purposes anyway. I have seen it count for something in the courts during divorces in the US at least

I think they should get compensated. these days too many parents have their children raised by strangers. I think if women got paid for working at home this could help stop this from happening so much!

After reading through this, I'm still not sure why the government should compensate anyone for staying home with children. Note that I say "anyone" because more and more, men are staying home with the children and women aren't. Don't forget, if the government starts compensating people for household tasks, your taxes and inflation are going to go up by enough to offset any increases you might have. Mike

It seems like a very unusual proposal. My support for the idea would be based entirely on two factors: 1) amount of compensation, and 2) availability to husbands if they do the work. If the pay is good - $20-$30 an hour and I can do the work instead of my wife, then I am in full support of the proposal. Especially if I don't have a boss, time card, schedule... oh!!! I almost forgot... I have two boys, but if I have to do all the work that comes with staying home with them... I don't want the job!!!! No amount of money could keep me sane! I love them, but I am not wired to nurture and entertain and teach and maintain children all day! I can handle it for a few hours at a time on a limited basis... other than that, forget it!

THANKSS for starting an excellent discussion..... i was looking for such an interesting topic....this bill was basically introduced to reduce the rate of unemployement and bring te indian population above the poverty line.....

you have a very good idea, I think women should be getting paid for what we do, it's hard work, very tiresome and it never ends! Or at least we should get a tax break!

As much as us moms do and then the "MAN" comes home and says nothing is done, we should get a sum every month, they did a study at stanford U and the at home mother would make over 200,000 a year if we were paid, even football players say that they would rather get beat up on feild than be a stay at home parent. So He** yes we should be paid for it, but it shouold also be done because it is what we were built to do for our family.

no how can they give so bcoz some will b they work outside and they take care of their house too.so wat about them.so if one want to earn more they can work right.r else many oppturnities r there to earn from home itself.even thought i am girl i am against the compensation for womens for their household works

Different people different openion. THE person should enjoy doing his job.

Well, I can see why they would propose that, but being a housewife should not be paid for by the government. Yes, we do pay other people to do such chores and work, but when you are the wife and mother, you make the choice to stay at home and do those things. I am a 'housewife' but I know my payment is that my boyfriend pays all the bills and as long as I keep the house clean, food on the table, etc...then I can play on mylot all day. lol.

well if that were to happen then i wouldn't waste my time studying anymore!!that's good!i hope a bill like that could be passed here in our country too!

it's a nice bill. with the help of this bill women's can be more secure.

Fair enough... if my wife actually did anything.