As for the second: Feminism in the 1970's was a radically different idea than it is today. And while feminism in the 70's made a LOT of headway in improving women's rights and working conditions, it also encouraged women to work outside the home; In some cases calling stay-at-home-mom's SLAVES to their husband's and children.
Many took the idea of stay-at-home-mom = oppression VERY seriously. Women went to work outside the home in record-setting numbers, and it transformed our society's households from majority 1 income to majority 2 income.
This doubling of income had the inadvertent economic affect of creating record inflation, and cost of living shot way up. Prior to 1976 MOST FAMILIES lived on one income Today it is almost impossible to have a family and children on only one average income.
MANY WOMEN TODAY HAVE TO WORK, instead of WANTING to work. Being a stay-at-home-mom just isn't an option for most women anymore. :(
It was certainly NOT something that the feminists of the 1970's could be expected to have foretold, and certainly their gains are admirable, but UNFORTUNATELY their well-intentioned activism led to a situation where now-a-days many would-be and want-to-be stay at home mom's no longer have the choice.
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The second 'stay-at-home-mom' point
Date: 2010-10-03 01:23 pm (UTC)Many took the idea of stay-at-home-mom = oppression VERY seriously. Women went to work outside the home in record-setting numbers, and it transformed our society's households from majority 1 income to majority 2 income.
This doubling of income had the inadvertent economic affect of creating record inflation, and cost of living shot way up. Prior to 1976 MOST FAMILIES lived on one income Today it is almost impossible to have a family and children on only one average income.
MANY WOMEN TODAY HAVE TO WORK, instead of WANTING to work. Being a stay-at-home-mom just isn't an option for most women anymore. :(
It was certainly NOT something that the feminists of the 1970's could be expected to have foretold, and certainly their gains are admirable, but UNFORTUNATELY their well-intentioned activism led to a situation where now-a-days many would-be and want-to-be stay at home mom's no longer have the choice.