CHAPTER XVI. Conclusion

CONCLUSION

Summary of points considered 263 Failure to recognize industrial character of domestic service 264 Conservatism of women 264 Summary of difficulties 265 Explanation of difficulties 265 Responsibility of all employers 266 Results to be expected from investigation 266 Removal of social stigma 266 Simplification of manner of life 267 Household employments on a business basis 268 Profit sharing 268 Investigation of household affairs 269 Readjustment of work of both men and women 270 Difficulty of dealing with women as an economic factor 270 Advantages of their working for remuneration 272 Division of labor in the household 272 Reform possible only through use of existing means 273 General conclusion 274