"The Yellow Wallpaper" and "Women and Economics"

In response to Lian, I would consider that looking at house work as an inequality and looking for a solution through this framework is problematic in itself. Looking at house labour as something that should have economic value may not be the best alternative to finding equality, which is a slight disagreement from Gilman's hypothetical proposal of paid house labour (done by the wife). The problem of inequality regarding house labour brings us to the root of the problem and that is society's history of patriarchal household ideals. In my opinion this gendered problem requires an upheaval in order for household labour to become fair for both co-owners. With a balanced relationship both partners should be able to create equal responsibilities, whether its one person do all of the household services or a shared duty. As it stands most women in society are pressured to perform more household duties than men, and these responsibilities need to be shifted to a more egalitarian model.