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Why husbands should share their responsibility in cooking?
Recently, the account created yet another controversy when it uploaded a video showing a husband and wife quarreling intensely in front of their teenage son. The husband had just returned home from work and was angry that his wife did not have the dinner ready.
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The infamous Instagram account focusing on entertainment and gossip content Lambe Turah.
Recently, the account created yet another controversy when it uploaded a video showing a husband and wife quarreling intensely in front of their teenage son. The husband had just returned home from work and was angry that his wife did not have the dinner ready.
The video shows an unfortunate example of gender inequality between men and women. If we can set aside all the debates surrounding the new video recently posted by the account, it could be used as a jumping off point to discuss a more serious social issue in our society: gender equality at home, specifically in the kitchen.
The video’s scenes remind us of a bigger picture related to the prevalence of gender inequality at home in Indonesia, where a lot of men are still reluctant to help their wives with domestic tasks, including chores in the kitchen.
This is a problem considering that around 60 percent of Indonesian women contribute to the household earnings. This means that most Indonesian women still have to handle a double burden: earning money through corporate work during the day but by the time they return home, carrying out domestic tasks as well.
If we take the issue in a much larger context, on a regional level, 2018 research by Hill ASEAN revealed that only one out of three husbands in Southeast Asia is willing to assist their wives with domestic tasks.
It also concerns us to know that it is not unusual for husbands to respond aggressively when their wives ask them to help with domestic tasks, such as cooking in the kitchen. Despite the larger accessibility for women to enter the workforce, many men still think that kitchen matters must be reserved for women only. How can we teach boys to also help with domestic tasks from as an early age as possible?
Well, the video helps open discussion and debate about gender equality in the kitchen. But who is actually responsible for making this video available to Lambe Turah?
