The marriage between man & women (That’s only allowable, no Sodomy) in Islam is a social contract with Equity. The wife has rights to be protected physically, emotionally and financially. As a family the lady of the house is in charge to look after the well being of family. As it is said mother is first school for children. The pagans of Arabia use to bury girl child, it was only after our beloved Prophet (PUBH) teachings stopped such practice, & according to Hadith one who has more than two daughters and bring them up to be a better Muslima shall enter heaven from the best door. The husband cannot force wife to wash, cook, clean, bear children, and he marries only for the ritual. No way. If wife doing all this of her free will it is good and Husband should pay her extra remuneration in form of cash, gifts depending upon his legal source of income apart from the obligatory provisions. He shall provide all help in daily house chores. This will not make husband hen peck, it is obligation. The husband has no rights over the earnings of wife, if she is working or earnings from the properties, she inherited or husband looking after wife business, and he shall get salary or percentage as agreed. If she spends with her own free will on children or Husband it is good on her part. The rights are clearly mentioned in Surra Nisa. The stereo type woman is not Islamic but is culture from the South East Asia & Indian Sub Continent. Where women are treated as slave, men are bought for marriage (Dowry). Even today girl child is killed in a modern way by early detection of sex and aborting in India. (Female feticide). The Indians will start string for sure condemning my statement, but my friends I stayed in India for decade to complete my education & happen to go length & breadth of country, and it is amazing nation with some bad traditions. The wife is blamed for giving birth only girl child, everyone know the husband is responsible for. Hope present generation shall overcome it and bring a positive change.
The Prophet (pubh) said the daughters, Sisters, Wife, mother are the treasures protect them. Alhamdulillah Islam treats women with at most care.