comment on “removing the creases in housework valuation" by faizan Mustafa in The Hindu

The author of the article, “removing the creases in housework valuation” (21.01.21  The Hindu)  Faizan Mustafa is right is stating that, payment of monthly salary to wives for their house works by husbands would result in employee and employer relationship with its consequences. In the past centuries even teacher’s services were considered as noble service rendered with dedication in the interest of improving their student’s knowledge level on many matters of importance. They were not paid salaries in money terms. But in recognition of their vital service to the student community, they were   paid honorariums in kind such as food grains or gold or land with which they could manage their lives. But ever since modern economies emerged even the teacher’s monthly salary was fixed after classifying them as primary secondary, college and research institutes teachers. Similarly even the economic or money value of the onerous of women in the home fronts can be fixed through some acceptable method. But, it can be given in the name as gift money or honorarium but, not as a fixed monthly salary, if we care about the feelings of women and at the same time care about giving  recognition to their hard work instead of calling them as non workers because of our failure to fix the money value of their home tasks.