Is a housewife considered a job?

Now this is just my opinion but I'm a 21 yearold female who has worked from the day I turned 15 until last summer. I paid my way threw high-school not collage and this was because my parents worked so hard just to keep a roof over our heads and couldn't afford to do anything more. I moved home to care for a sick grandpa last summer giving up everything I worked so hard to obtain. In Feb I found out I'm pregnant with a little girl due in Nov. My boyfriend and I decided that I shouldn't go back to work and should be a housewife I'm not saying that a housewife is a job its a choice and its a choice I wish more women could make. I come from a working home and my mom had no choice. She's now 50 years old and in horrible health because of that work my sister and I worry that she wont get to see her grandbabys grow up. And my point is a woman should have the choice and call me old fashioned but I believe its a mans job to provide for his family and the woman should make the house a home but like I said this is just my opinion and yes I am a proud housewife!!!!

I must disagree. I was a housewife for six years and returned to the workforce this summer. Working is much harder. As a housewife, I could organize my time most efficiently and accomplish everything I needed to do and still have time left over to relax. If I was tired, I could sleep in or nap or just choose to slack off to an extent. Now, I have to squeeze chores, cooking dinner, cleaning etc into a few short hours after work every night. I have no free time at all, and am constantly deprived of sleep (averaging 5-6 hours most night). I end up bringing work home at night because there's so much to do. Even with my husband pitching in we can't keep up with the housework. Our eating habits have gone to heck because I don't have time for grocery shopping and cooking like I used to. I've gained weight because I can no longer spend 90 minutes daily exercising. Being a housewife is easy compared to real work. We've discussed my quitting my job since it would make our lives easier, but my salary contribution means we can retire and quit working altogether much faster, so I'm hanging in there. Of course, this assumes you have a challenging job. Working as a cashier is probably easier than being a housewife, but trying to be a professional and keep up with constant developments is challenging. I do enjoy the intellectual challenge, which is what I missed the most as a housewife. When you're a housewife, you can just turn your brain off. That's not possible in the workforce. That's a big part of why I prefer working, even though it's harder. I wouldn't mind being part time though, and having the best of both worlds.

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You are so young and haven't a clue. When a woman spends years making a home for her family and is there for them 24/7, just what is she suppose to do when her youngest goes off to collage? Employer's don't want an elderly woman who won't be there but for a few years. They want you young woman who have a lot of years to give them. You shouldn't be so judgmental, life isn't as easy as you seem to think it is. Raising a family is a very hard and rewarding job. Good luck with your future.

Why work if one doesn't need to? The way I see it is: what happens in their homes is none of my business. Who am I to judge? If a woman and her husband agree that she should stay home, for whatever reason, that is their decision.

House Wife Job

The way I see it, you don't get paid it's not a job/volunteer work/civil duty... It's their choice... Aka volunteer work

it can still be hard work

but they don't get payed for it

it's not an official job

women belong at home cooking and cleaning. now go make me sammich woman