I do see the way the world is progressing and where it is going. I assume that your above comment is in regards to my comment that I would prefer for my wife not to work. The reason for this is pretty simple. I thinking spending time with children and investing in their upbring is of more importance than earning $30,000 to $40,000 net dollars a year. If she felt that she still needed to do more then I would prefer for her to get a hobby....do some painting or do some voluntary work or even do some part-time work. I don't see anything wrong with my priorities. Money is not everything.
First of all, I totally agree with you. But I think its not the money that the "enlightened" women are after. Its the "liberty" to do whatever they want including late night dinners, socializing unnecessarily with men as "the job requires it" and stuff like that. I am quite sick of when women speak of housewives in a demeaning manner. Personally I think that taking care of the house and giving a good upbringing of children is a far more significant contribution than earning a couple of bucks at the cost of the home and the children. However, these things are more pretinent from the aspect of a woman working in pakistan where I know exactly why the seths of the companies hire women. Its more like a few woman vs lots of men in the office and every pervert is hitting on them day and night.
Besides, call me backwards or whatever, but the prospect of leaving kids to naukars so that the begum sahab can go work in a preverted environment to earn a few bucks is not exactly appealing to me.