Among the women who were fighting for better labor standards early in the 20th century, many were heavily influenced by elite cultural standards that viewed a woman’s place as in the home and argued that men should be paid a “family wage” that would allow them to support their family singlehandedly--a standard that many working-class families could not afford.
This is connected with the fact that energy and food prices account for 80% of the overall decline in HICP inflation since that date. Another part reflects the process of internal devaluation to regain price competitiveness in some euro area countries. Domestic inflation excluding food and energy has fallen well below the euro area average.