Re: you wana earn yourself or wana dependent on your spouse for money?
^ So your conclusion comes from a GEO documentary!
Not only that I come from a village, I have been to numerous. It IS divided, life is not managable otherwise. Exceptions aside, men have their own areas of responsibility and they have to struggle as much as their women have to. Those women are very tough, still not superwomen.
Those gossiping at the general stores are spoiled kids whose parents and siblings are working, or old fellows whose kids are working. Somebody has to run the machinary.