What do liberal feminists propose to improve women's position regarding housework and choices between motherhood and work?

What do liberal feminists propose to improve women's position regarding housework and choices between motherhood and work?

• A. Housework is unpaid labour; reforms to remove discrimination to allow free choices between motherhood and work
• B. Housework should be state-funded
• C. Housework should be divided by gender according to tradition
• D. Housework is not related to gender inequality

Answer: (A)

Liberal feminism focuses on equal opportunities and removing barriers so women can freely choose between work and family life. They highlight that housework is unpaid labour that falls mostly on women and can limit their participation in paid work. Because of that, they advocate reforms to remove discrimination in the workplace and society—things like anti-discrimination laws, equal pay, access to affordable childcare, parental leave, and flexible work options—so women can pursue employment or motherhood without being penalized or forced into one path.

The other ideas don’t fit this view. Suggesting housework should be state-funded moves away from equal opportunity and toward state provision of domestic labour rather than removing barriers. Proposing that housework be divided by gender according to tradition reinforces traditional roles rather than expanding choice. Saying housework is not related to gender inequality ignores the way unpaid domestic labour shapes women’s opportunities.