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I'm American but I think in British English "housewife" is as or more common than "homemaker".

¿Qué es "homemaker"?
Palo

si homemade es hecho en casa, con las manos, normalmente, homemaker será la persona que las hace, supongo
palo

¿alguien que te cuida en tu propia casa?

housekeeper = a person, esp. a woman, employed to run a household.

I think that this word fits in your context. It means more or less the same as "homemaker" which, according to the dictionary, is U.S. and Canadian.

I have taken it from Collins Eng. Dictionary, which is British

How's that for gender-neutral and politically correct?
:-)

HTH
Rick

I have heard this term used for what is mentioned above.

As for 'homemaker', as an Englishman, I would probably not choose to use that, nor expect to hear it too often in this context.

Good luck in your seemingly endless struggle! I hope not to prove too contentious!!

"the lady of the house" is a nice way of saying it, but as a native speaker I feel that there is probably no translation equivalent in English. From the context it appears that what is meant is something like the principal woman of the parental generation (? the matriarch ?) in a house, i.e. as opposed to "otros parientes" (other relatives). Nowadays in order to avoid the sexist connotations of "housewife" administrative documents may refer to "the head of the household" which could of course be a male, so this expression would lose some of the sense of the original.

The dictionary says "housewife" but the term "lady of the house" is more respectful because it implies that the lady is in charge of the house.

From the context, you could probably translate it as "mother" because the next category is other relatives, implying that the lady of the house is a relative.

What a dilemma! I don’t think either homemaker or housewife could be used in English here without sounding odd and not-too-PC. Dmwray’s alternative is good, but doesn’t take into account the possibility of a spousal caregiver with no kids involved, so I propose “(stay-)at-home spouse/parent.” You could use "partner" instead of spouse as that would be broader, but your text appears to refer to a "relative" as the next part says "other relatives."

In some cases, the booming economy has enabled one spouse to be the sole breadwinner, while the other partner takes the time to improve their home-life. With the support and understanding of the working partner, the at-home spouse may spend the day cooking a meal from scratch, running errands, and performing household chores. (http://www.bellaonline.com/relationships/lifestyles/married_...

We adopted a kid, and soon it was clear that one of us was going to have to stay home. Who would be the stay-at-home parent was obvious. I was making more money, so I got to keep my job. (http://www.wnyc.org/new/workandfamily/WorkAndFamily01/S-SexR...

Another option that would eliminate any reference to relationship is "female head of household," but that locks in the gender and does not clearly define that the person's primary role is to care for the house (and family), so I don't think it's a great choice.

Just my thoughts :-)

This term avoids gender and is often used in surveys.

Dito

Hi Jon.

Just to back up Dito's answer, here's what I found. The site (http://www.stats.gov.lc/laba25.htm) provides statistical information on Santa Lucia (Caribbean).

LABOUR FORCE BY RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD AND SEX

RELATIONSHIP TO Jan - June July - Dec Jan - June July - Dec Jan - June July - Dec Jan - June July - Dec

HEAD Number Of Persons

BOTH SEXES

TOTAL BY SEX
Head
Spouse
Child
Parent
Other Relative
Employee
Non-Relative
Other

MALE
TOTAL BY SEX

Head
Spouse
Child
Parent
Other Relative
Employee
Non-Relative
Other

FEMALE
TOTAL BY SEX

Head
Spouse
Child
Parent
Other Relative
Employee
Non-Relative
Other

I think this is similar to your context, and there are other stats in other pages of the same site in case you want to check.
Hope this helps,
Andrea