The Hidden Cost of a Home-Cooked Meal
What are the sacrifices - economic and social - made by some women in putting dinner on the table? And what impact is their economic empowerment having on family food dynamics?
Who does the cooking in your house? In many cultures the responsibility for preparing meals at home traditionally falls to women. But as more women join the global workforce, traditional household responsibilities are changing. What impact is that having have on our internal family dynamics?
As part of the 麻豆社's 100 Women season, we hear about the social and economic costs of putting a meal on the family table, when the most expensive ingredient is time.
Four women from different continents explain the challenges they face trying to balance family life, work, and food. A working mother in Mumbai tells us why she won't give up her kitchen, and a stay at home mum in New York explains why her working husband does most of the cooking. Plus, we hear that in parts of rural Kenya women who cannot cook are far from marriage material.
(Picture: A woman prepares vegetables in a village in Bangladesh. Credit: Jewel Samad, Getty Images)
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