No matter what most of the people especially in Malaysia perceived it, I assertively believe that, from many perspectives, housewife is a noble profession which has significant roles in the corporate world at large. Defending on how we define the term ‘WORK’, housewife is an occupation or a job or a position where one should fulfill certain requirements, must posses certain knowledge and skills before she could be fill up the box. It is a career by itself of which one should be considered career women as well.On this memorable day of mine, 11.12.2008, allow me to elaborate further my perception and opinion about this noble profession called housewife: It is somehow or rather; implanted amongst many Malaysian amidst the modernization of the socio economy, always underestimated and categorized the non-working women as the second class ‘citizen’ in the society. To them ‘working, is defined as someone who earn their living by going to office employed by any organizations, consequently, got paid monthly. Thus, if you fall in this category or definition, you are considered a career high class woman!
Sometime you hear “ hey, she is not working….. a housewife” or “ you are much better than her, you have a better job in KL…” To me that kind of odd remark only came from a narrow minded person.
The word ‘WORKING’ has a very broad meaning and to me, anyone, I mean any men or women who do something for living whether monthly or daily paid monetarily or intangibly paid are considered working. By having said that, irrespective of what you do be it in an office as a Clerk, CEO, Managers, Office Boy, Clerk, Officers or; as Sherpa in the mountain; Fishermen; Farmer; a Captain navigating ship; Footballers; Entertainers such as Singer, Dancer, Musician, Comedian, etc.; Artist; Sellers or Marketers or last but not least Homemaker, you are considered ‘working’. You are said to have roles to play, job to be completed, responsibilities to shoulder and goals to achieve. And, you are equally important, not more or less, in the supply & demand chain; in the communities and in the corporate societies.
The function of the Homemaker or Housewife is not only confined to preparing of foods or washing and ironing of clothes. The Job Description stipulates at least 4 main functions:
1] Managing and planning of daily Food and Beverages which includes; planning of the menu; budgeting; purchasing the raw materials, preparing and serving the meals and housekeeping.
2] Managing, counseling and tutoring children (for those who children) school activities which covers; ensuring their homework or assignment is properly completed, comforting them if they have problems, etc.
3] Managing household budget and monitoring financial performance4] Social Director – Managing and planning of family social events like wedding reception, appointment with doctor, other receptions, etc.
From the Islamic perspective, what I’ve learnt from many pious religious guru, preacher, Maulana and Sheikh when I was in Pakistan, most of them concluded that the top 5 jobs for any Muslims is as per the hierarchy below:1] Ibadah
2] Dakwah
3] Running own Business
4] Farming or Fishing
5] Working with someone
6] Begging
Looking at it religiously though, the job of homemaking or housewife is much better and much noble than being employed by someone. In other words to put it up, the roles of a Personal Assistant of a CEO in any big organizations or a Senior Manager of a big multinationals and a HOUSEWIFE are equally important. However, a housewife is much less expose to many unwanted affairs as compared to any women who work ‘outside’ the house. One simple example, a working woman sometime has to work odd hours in odd areas with men due to work requirement or in short, she has to comply and obey someone’s rules rather than her husband’s! As far as I’m concerned, this is not a healthy phenomenon. One of the articles that I read published by yahoo.com, it says, 40% of broken marriage was caused by working women. Think about it.
In the nutshell, a housewife is a profession which is equally important in the corporate world that requires certain professional knowledge, experience and skills. In fact, a woman who is filling up the box is considered a WORKING woman.
Looking at it religiously though, the job of homemaking or housewife is much better and much noble than being employed by someone. In other words to put it up, the roles of a Personal Assistant of a CEO in any big organizations or a Senior Manager of a big multinationals and a HOUSEWIFE are equally important. However, a housewife is much less expose to many unwanted affairs as compared to any women who work ‘outside’ the house. One simple example, a working woman sometime has to work odd hours in odd areas with men due to work requirement or in short, she has to comply and obey someone’s rules rather than her husband’s! As far as I’m concerned, this is not a healthy phenomenon. One of the articles that I read published by yahoo.com, it says, 40% of broken marriage was caused by working women. Think about it.
In the nutshell, a housewife is a profession which is equally important in the corporate world that requires certain professional knowledge, experience and skills. In fact, a woman who is filling up the box is considered a WORKING woman. 
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