Iculwa ngokukhala kwesiginci, amazwi engoma eyodwa yezingoma zami eziyintandokazi ye-punk aqala:
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Ikhehla liphumile ligeza imoto,
Umama usekhishini upheka isidlo sakusihlwa sangeSonto...
Ikhishwe ngo-1979 'Umsindo Wezindawo Ezingaphansi' by Amalungu zidweba isithombe somshado wendabuko ohlukaniswe ngokwesiko lobulili lomsebenzi wasekhaya. Kodwa izinto ziye zashintsha kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, akunjalo?
Hhayi-ke, cha. Kugqugquzelwa igagasi lesibili elithi Feminism ngeminyaka yawo-1970 kube noshintsho oluqhubekayo mayelana nezindima zobulili ekhaya kodwa, njengoba inhlolovo entsha ye-ComRes imibukiso, abesifazane bayaqhubeka nokwenza iningi lemisebenzi yasendlini. Ngokugunyazwa yi-BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, ucwaningo lwathola ukuthi, ngokwesilinganiso, abesifazane base-UK bachitha amahora angu-11.5 benza umsebenzi wasendlini, kuyilapho amadoda enza amahora ayisithupha nje.
Lokhu kuthola okudabukisayo kuqinisekisa ucwaningo lwakamuva olwenziwe yi- Inhlangano Yezokubambisana Kwezomnotho Nentuthuko, lo Isikhungo Socwaningo Lwenqubomgomo Yomphakathi futhi 2014 Global Trends Survey. Laba bakamuva bathole ukuthi ukungalingani ebudlelwaneni base-UK kukhombisa kabanzi isilinganiso samazwe ngamazwe, abesifazane abayisikhombisa kwabayishumi emazweni angama-20 babika ukuthi yibona abanesibopho esikhulu sokupheka, ukuthenga ukudla kanye nokuhlanza izindlu.
Iningi lemisebenzi yasendlini engajabulisi nejwayelekile njalo 'eyabesifazane'. Isibonelo, inhlolovo ye-Woman's Hour ithole abangamaphesenti angama-83 abesifazane abathi banesibopho sokuhlanza indlu yangasese. Ngokuphambene, izinhlobo zemisebenzi yasekhaya lapho amadoda ngokwesiko athatha umthwalo wemfanelo wawo, njengokunakekela ikhaya nokunakekela izingadi, ngokuvamile zingenziwa ngokuthanda kwawo futhi kungashiwo, ngokwamazwi omlobi oyedwa, ukuthi 'cishe isimo sokungcebeleka'. Ngokuvamile lapho amadoda esiza ngomsebenzi wasendlini kuba yilokho kanye - usizo, akuvamile ukuba lube yisibopho noma isimiso.
Akumangazi-ke, ukuthola lokho, ngokwesilinganiso, lapho amadoda ehlala nomlingani wesifazane ukuhlanganyela kwawo emsebenzini wasendlini kuyawa. Futhi, yebo, uke waqagela - lapho owesifazane ongashadile ehlala nomlingani wesilisa ukubamba iqhaza kwakhe emsebenzini wasendlini kuyanda. Impendulo evamile iwukuthi lokhu kungalingani okuqhubekayo ekhaya kuncike ekubambeni okukhulu kwamadoda njengomondli omkhulu. Ukweqa ukuqagela kobugqila kwale mpikiswano, isiphelelwe yisikhathi, nge U-41% wabesifazane manje uhola ngaphezu kwengxenye yabo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokusho kwe-2013 I-European Social Survey Abesifazane baseBrithani abasebenza amahora angaphezu kwama-30 ngesonto basawenza izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zomsebenzi wasendlini.
Kungani lesi simo esingalingani siqhubeka? Isazi sezokuhlalisana kwabantu uSusan Meushart, umbhali we I-Wifework: Kusho Ukuthini Umshado Kwabesifazane, ukholelwa ukuthi lokhu kungachazwa ngokwengxenye ngomqondo 'we-pseudomutuality' - 'isimo sezindaba lapho bobabili abantu bekhuluma ngemibono elinganayo, futhi benze sengathi babelana ngokulinganayo, kuyilapho beqhuba izimpilo zabo zomshado ngokobulili obuqinile noma obungaqinile- izindima ezithayiphiwe.' Ngokufanelekile, amadoda abonakala ehlushwa kakhulu yilokhu, no-Adam Ludlow we-ComRes ukuphawula ukuthi amadoda avame ukucabangela ngokweqile inani lemisebenzi yasendlini ayenzayo.
Kufanele futhi sibhekane neqiniso lokuthi amadoda ewonke (iziqu ezibalulekile) anentshisekelo yokugcina isimo sikhona. Ubudlelwano bobulili obuhlukile bendabuko bungcono kuye. Ngokuphambene, okuhlangenwe nakho kwabesifazane kwe-coupledom kuzozizwa kangcono uma ubudlelwano buhlehla kulokhu 'okungcono' kwendabuko. Ukungabaza isimo se-quo ukubeka engcupheni izimpikiswano ezingajwayelekile. Futhi ngisho noma owesifazane ephakamisa le nkinga amadoda angasebenzisa inhlanganisela ehlukahlukene yokugwema, ukuphika, ukwesabisa futhi, kweminye imizi, ngisho nobudlova.
Ngakho yini okufanele yenziwe? Njengazo zonke izinkinga zomphakathi, okubalulekile yinqubomgomo kaHulumeni. Ngo-2011 Oxford University cwaningo ithole amazwe aseNordic akhuthaza abesifazane ukuthi bangene emsebenzini ngokuhlinzeka ikhefu elihle lokubeletha kanye nelobaba kanye nezinsizakalo zokunakekelwa kwezingane zomphakathi zinokulingana okukhulu ekuhlanganyeleni umsebenzi wasendlini. Ukwehliswa kwesonto elijwayelekile lokusebenza libe ngamahora angama-30, njengoba kumenyezelwe iNew Economics Foundation, kungasiza futhi ngokunikeza bobabili ozakwethu isikhathi esingesona esomsebenzi.
Kukhona izenzo abantu abangazithatha futhi. Njengomuntu ngokuvamile owenza imisebenzi eminingi yokunakekela izingane, abesifazane bangaba abagqugquzeli boshintsho emphakathini. Encwadini yakhe Housewife - Iminyaka engama-40 kulo nyaka - umbhali olwela amalungelo abesifazane u-Ann Oakley uthi abesifazane bangafundisa amadodakazi abo ukuthi angabi ngamakhosikazi asekhaya, namadodana abo ukwenza umsebenzi wasendlini. Sidinga ukwenqaba izindima zobulili zendabuko futhi siyeke ukuchaza umsebenzi othile 'njengomsebenzi wabesifazane' futhi omunye 'njengomsebenzi wamadoda.' Kodwa-ke, njengoba inkinga enkulu iwukwehluleka okuvamile kwamadoda ukwenza umsebenzi wasendlini owanele, kuwumthwalo wemfanelo wamadoda ukwenza igxathu elikhulu eliya phambili ukuze enze ushintsho oludingekayo. Umbuzo wamadoda laphaya: kukangaki uguqa ezandleni zakho namadolo bese ukhuhla indlu yangasese?
U-Ian Sinclair ungumbhali we UMashi Owanyakazisa u-Blair: Umlando Oxoxwayo wangomhla ziyi-15 kuNhlolanja wezi-2003, enyatheliswa yi-Peace News Press. He Tweets @IanJSinclair.
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