> But the roof they live under and the food they consume is very difficult to quantify.
No, it's very easy actually. The formula is: (rent + groceries) / 2.
So let's run the numbers for a simple case. One woman working at home, one man working at an office, no kids, both of them living in an appartement that costs $1000 / month and consuming $100 / week's worth of groceries.
If we're generous and say that it takes 3 hours / day, every day, to complete the at-home tasks, that means that the woman would've worked: (3 hours * 7 days * 4 weeks) => 84 hours / month.
At a minimum wage rate (because those are minimum wage level tasks), you get: 84 * ($7,25 / hour) = $609 / month.
Since the total spending was $1400 it means that the woman has under contributed a total of: ($1400 / 2 people) - $609 earned => $700 - $609 => $91.
This is of course without counting other expenditures like utilities, holidays, days-off, cars, etc.
> A woman looking after two kids every day is doing the same amount of work in a one bedroom apartment than she is in a mansion
Sure, but she also takes advantage of the mansion by living in it. Also, living arrangements are common decisions.
> A woman that loses her home because her husband gets fired from his job now has no compensation through no fault of her own.
A man who loses his job might lose his job and home through no fault of his own either. No difference there.
No, it's very easy actually. The formula is: (rent + groceries) / 2.
So let's run the numbers for a simple case. One woman working at home, one man working at an office, no kids, both of them living in an appartement that costs $1000 / month and consuming $100 / week's worth of groceries.
If we're generous and say that it takes 3 hours / day, every day, to complete the at-home tasks, that means that the woman would've worked: (3 hours * 7 days * 4 weeks) => 84 hours / month.
At a minimum wage rate (because those are minimum wage level tasks), you get: 84 * ($7,25 / hour) = $609 / month.
Since the total spending was $1400 it means that the woman has under contributed a total of: ($1400 / 2 people) - $609 earned => $700 - $609 => $91.
This is of course without counting other expenditures like utilities, holidays, days-off, cars, etc.
> A woman looking after two kids every day is doing the same amount of work in a one bedroom apartment than she is in a mansion
Sure, but she also takes advantage of the mansion by living in it. Also, living arrangements are common decisions.
> A woman that loses her home because her husband gets fired from his job now has no compensation through no fault of her own.
A man who loses his job might lose his job and home through no fault of his own either. No difference there.