Will Wages for Housework Solve Our Crisis of Care?
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Rachel is a public school teacher in Houston. After teaching 6 classes of 180 students per day, she cooks, feeds, and cares for her husband who has multiple sclerosis and her three children, ages 1, 5, and 7. Only until they fall asleep, is she able to resume the work she has brought home from school, communicating with students and parents, grading papers, and planning the next day’s lessons. At times, Rachel hires a housekeeper to help with housework she has no time for.
Will Wages for Housework Solve Our Crisis of Care?
Will Wages for Housework Solve Our Crisis of…
Will Wages for Housework Solve Our Crisis of Care?
Rachel is a public school teacher in Houston. After teaching 6 classes of 180 students per day, she cooks, feeds, and cares for her husband who has multiple sclerosis and her three children, ages 1, 5, and 7. Only until they fall asleep, is she able to resume the work she has brought home from school, communicating with students and parents, grading papers, and planning the next day’s lessons. At times, Rachel hires a housekeeper to help with housework she has no time for.