The image of Canadian families and their relationships built within the family unit mark a notable change. Both Meg Luxton and Sedef Arat-Koc represent the different positions individuals find themselves in due to balancing work and family. It is a reflection of how power is maintained within the family and how decisions are made. Reading Meg Luxton Wives and Husbands, and Family Coping Strategies raises the complexity of family life due to gender inequality. In family coping strategies, women struggle to find a balance between work and housework. In Sedef Arat-Kocs's reading, The Politics of the Family and Immigration in the Subordination of Domestic Workers in Canada, the situation in which domestic workers find themselves leaves them with limited freedom, but their place within the family is significant . According to the readings, my thesis is that the way households are constructed in Canada represents a change in the way women and domestic workers are treated. The first way this is maintained is through gender inequalities and their causes. The second way is through the nature of nannies' vulnerable position within families and what in turn causes it. Finally, to understand how families are built through how these social inequalities are attributed to women and domestic workers, we need to think about what would need to change to undermine these social inequalities. The change represented in the construction of families and families manifests the reality of inequality. Meg Luxton's reading, Wives and Husbands, explores the gender relations that occur in family units. It is clear how men maintain privilege within the family due to the sexual division of labor. ...... middle of the sheet ...... vision of the work. The vulnerability of domestic workers in Sedef Arat-Koc's reading represents their significance in dealing with the isolation of care work, but at the same time letting them face a harsh work environment with negative factors and effects. Finally, focus on what needs to change to challenge these social inequalities in order to see the perspective from which women and domestic workers come. Works Cited Arat-Koc, Sedef. 2009. Page 428-452 470 in Family models, Gender relations. Third edition, edited by B. Fox. Toronto: Oxford University Press.Luxton, Meg. A 2009. P. 156-179 in Family models, Gender relations. Third edition, edited by B. Fox. Toronto: Oxford University Press.Luxton, Meg. B 2009. Page 454-470 in Family models, Gender relations. Third edition, edited by B. Fox. Toronto: Oxford University Press.