THE ONE WHO STAYS AT HOME

Evening Star, Issue 21316, 21 January 1933, Page 20

THE ONE WHO STAYS AT HOME

SHE SHOULD BE PAID ! To-day, ivlieu liomc-inakiug scorns to bo a dying art, every girl who agrees to stay at home and “ give mother a helping hand ” deserves the highest praise and encouragement. But what do wo usually find? These girls who work at home are often treated very unfairly. They are at the book and call of everybody in the house. They have no status. The sister who goes out to work gives part of her wages for board, and is considered to be helping in the upkeep of the home. Generally she buys her own clothes and has pocket money to spend. Also she can save up for a holiday. Not so the stay-at-home girl, who is often dependent on her family’s goodwill for'practically everything. This is quite wrong. The homo worker should be paid a salary, to which every working member of the family should contribute, and should get her days off duty just as the shop or oflice girl does. It should always be kept in mind that a housekeeping girl’s work is never done. When her sister comes in tired from work she is rarely asked to take a hand in any task. The stay-at-home sister is expected to keep on till bedtime and make no complaint. Wo have grown so used to the sister or daughter who stays at home, as we have grown used to light and sun, so that it does not occur to us to say how splendid they are. The housekeeping, home-making girl or woman is the light and sunshine of the home, ft would die without her. All the more reason then that she should get a fair deal!