how much is a homemaker worth??

Question

i'm curious what people think the value of the work a homemaker is.....
if a homemaker were to be paid for her work, how much do you think she'd make?? and why??

egghead-you completely missed the point

bad samaritan-you also miss the point

Answer 1

Ok lets see. I would say they should make as much as a Manager assistant earns. They do the same thing - organizing other peoples lives. Lets not forget the overtime. When the homemaker gets up in the middle of the night because they are needed by one of the children. Then theres the extra pay for the buisness trips - to the doctor - the vet - pta meetings - karate classes and so on. And those extra hours preparing the perfect party so hubby can look good. And then theres the private meetings with hubby, alot of girls make 200-300 a night. And everything else I have forgotten.
Oh boy, I dont know how much that would add up to. But its sure to be a big amount. Lets say a homemaker gets all expenses paid, food, insurance and so on. Then a homemaker should get, just for their own fun, 2000 dollars a month. A homemaker should be able to buy themselves nice things and go to the spa and relaxe. Is that to much??

Answer 2

Well we would have to be considering a real home maker, not someone who calls themselves a homemaker, yet sits around watching tv and ignoring their kids and letting the house fall in. Then you have to take another thing into consideration, she is cleaning her own home, and watching her own children. People dont get paid to that anywhere. You only get paid to watch other peoples children, and clean other peoples homes. If you want to look at the dollar figure, then it is probably better for that person to obstain from having children or even being married. Those are things you do out of love, and there is no dollar amount that could come close to how much its worth.

Answer 3

If people valued the homemaker more things would be better. Our society has made near to impossible for a woman to stay at home and not need to work for a living. This however is part of our need for material possession. If we could be satisfied with our true needs and not wants we would be in much better shape. There is no fiqure that would equal what a homemaker is worth. I long for the day when I can stay at home, raise a family, and rely on Christ to get me through. I hope you find the answer you are looking for. To me payment only needs to be constant confirming by others that we do a good job and that we see results in our efforts. To estimate such a worth is priceless.

Answer 4

A Homemaker GETS payed for her work. If she does not work where do you think does her money come from for food car gas electricity clothes vacation her babies milk money living space ? I would say about 20$/hour. of course there are homemakers who get to spend more or less than that depending on hubbies paycheck.

Answer 5

It has already been looked into...lots of bucks because of the diversity of the job! lol I think a woman was getting a divorce many years ago and wanted settlement from the work she did at home...It was a made up movie? Then the employment office did job titles and homemaker made the list

Answer 6

Like most things, it would depend on how good the homemaker was. Everyone should be paid what they are worth. So someone who was very good at it should get more than someone who is not.

Answer 7

I feel a homemaker -- if she/he is at home cleaning- cooking--paying bills--laundry--taking care of the kids--runing errands--grocery shopping and doing all the things at home--should be at least making really good wage--because she/he is working to keep the home together while the significant other is away working. I can't say what wage--sorry--but taking care of a home--children and etc-is a real responsibilty--I guess it's equality between the two--

Answer 8

I can't think of a situation where they're not being paid by a breadwinner (man or woman), so, it depends on the income of the breadwinner more than anything else.
Also, you're falsely accusing people of missing your point; this question has unpopular answers.

Answer 9

Well, the value of her work is what the market would bear.

But what makes you think she's not being compensated for her work? So she's not being paid in MONEY. She's still being paid in goods and services. She's provided a house, food, clothing, transportation, entertainment, accessories, and other incidental things, isn't she?

Answer 10

Who's is her employer? If she fails to perform her job well can she be fired? If she is living with her employer, does she have rent deducted as well as utilities? Is she protected under laws of sexual harassment? Does she get tips? Does she have to wear a uniform? Can she quit and go work for another employer?

Isn't feminism fun?