Househusband Motherworking Gender

For some husbands, gender equality starts at home.

During his childhood, he was often told by his mother that …

Being skilled at household chores in (kitchen bathroom bedroom) was the duty of wives.

While husbands need to earn money.

But he choose not to follow his mother’s advice when he married Eva.

Instead, the couple share housekeeping duties…

With Eva preparing breakfast for two and he cooking dinner every night.

I am a henpecked husband. (yang dikuasai) I don’t agree.

Household chores is not a woman’s thing, but a human’s thing.

Therefore, we should share household chores.

He has never wanted his wife to leave her job because …

Because he saw her determination to achieve in her professional career.

He has shared domestic tasks with his wife since they tied the knot 5 years ago.

 She cooks and I wash up afterward (setelah itu – kemudian).

She feeds our son while I sweep the floor.

I do the housework because I am part of the house.

Men have become more open to sharing housekeeping with their spouses in recent years.

it has been campaigning since 2009 to promote the idea that …

Men can di more housework.

several posters depict a couple cleaning the house together.

Doing the housework together is more romantic.—read the caption.

we should not genderise housework

sharing the tasks with spouse create a better bond among house members.

Sharing the tasks could prevent divorce.

Divorce mainly happen because of gender stereotyping.

Husbands blame their wives if their children get poor grades at school, or …

Wives blame their husband for not earning enough.

Those problems will not emerge if they are aware of gender equality.

Most divorces were caused by marital discord. [perselisihan].

Initiatives to improve the role of fathers have also emerged.

They are fathers who support their breastfeeding wives.


Some multinational companies have started to provide around two-months paternity leave for male employees.

The government has no regulation granting paternity leave for male civil servants.

The regulation stipulates that men can take leave for urgent needs,

Including to tend to their wives in hospital during and after a baby’s delivery. [merawat]

Yet, some men continue to oppose the idea of doing housework.

He cited a quranic verse to support his idea that men and women had different duties.

Men are breadwinners. [pencari nafkah]

Women take care of the children and serve their husbands.

That is what I call equality. [sebut]

She resigned from her job 2 years ago, and …

And now runs a small hijab store near their house.

You can earn money but should not abandon her homemaking responsibilities. [kerumahtanggaan]

She should choose between being a fulltime housewife or

Juggling her business with the housework and taking care of the children.

I know, second option seems difficult. But that is the consequence.

That is a form of devotion to a husband.