Is a HOUSEWIFE Really Unemployed

Many women to day are independent, successful, educated, professional, and
self-sufficient. These are the standards whereby we measure "success" and
people with these characteristics are what we regard as "intelligent" as
opposed to "uneducated." However, careful analysis reveals that the woman of
the house fulfills the following roles:

1. She has to be a wife to her husband.

2. She has to be a mother to her children.

3. She is a teacher, teaching her children between right and wrong.

4. She is a tutor, assisting with homework.

5. She is a psychologist, using her intellect in daily struggles with
husband and children.

6. She is a counselor, counseling the children when a bully hits them.

7. She is a financier, budgeting the household expenses.

8. She is a chef, preparing the meals.

9. She is a baker, baking on special occasions.

10. She is a tailor, mending clothes.

11. She is a driver, ferrying the kids to and from school.

12. She is a buyer and store clerk, ensuring that all basic necessities are
in the house.

13. She is a switchboard operator, answering the constantly ringing phone.

14. She is a receptionist, answering the door and receiving guests and
visitors.

15. She is a waitress, feeding everyone at mealtime before she feeds
herself.

Considering the above multi-faceted roles of our wives/mothers/sisters in
society, it really surprises me when a woman is asked what job she has and
her typical reply is "Oh, I don't work. I just sit at home. I'm a
housewife." Housewife indeed! This "housewife" is actually the CEO, the
general manager of your house. She is the senior executive and fully fledged
board member of the fraternity that you call home. She ensures that
everything (most of the time) runs smoothly with military precision. (Sadly
however, some women fritter their life away by sleeping, shopping, and
gossiping.)

On the few occasions when things do not go as expected, men tend to let the
wives know in no uncertain terms that they are dissatisfied (by verbal
abuse, or sometimes even physical abuse). But how often have we informed
these same women about the times when things do go well? How often do we
give compliments? Do we counsel gently and encourage wisely, or do we assume
that "there is no point talking to her . after all she is just a woman."

Excerpts from the Article "Empowering Women" By Dr. Ahmed Adam *
<http://www.islamonline.net/English/family/2005/03/article07.shtml#*#*>

http://www.islamonline.net/English/family/2005/03/article07.shtml

 

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