Indeed, in the past, it was quite normal for women not to work and to protect their children and home. Today, this kind of thinking is less common. In some countries these ideas still persist, but not many women in developed countries stay at home. Why is it that women now prefer to work? Certainly, economic aspects play a major role in this decision. It is not easy to live on one salary in a family with children. Many women earn extra money even during maternity leave to cover all their monthly expenses.
Also, many women today are much more liberated and do not want to be financially dependent on their husbands without building a career. It is true that if a woman wants to pursue both a family and a career, she has to cheat something. Most of the time, it is like cheating on both. When I am at work, I want to be with my children, and I want to be with them more. When I am with my children, I think about what I haven\’t done yet at work, what I have coming up in the next few days. It goes on and on. But if she were a stay-at-home mom, she wouldn\’t have to worry about when she could take the kids to the doctor. She wouldn\’t have to get up an hour and a half earlier to get the kids ready and take them to school or daycare before she herself went to work. Such women usually have their home life completely organized and have time for their hobbies. However, these women have to get over the fact that they are totally dependent on the salary their husbands bring home.
Nowadays, when a woman says she wants to be a housewife, many people start slapping their foreheads and see her as an incompetent money-grubber who can do nothing. She is also expected to be obedient to her husband and do what pleases him. It is also often seen that such a woman has no right to her own opinions and is merely a servant for the family. But these are only the opinions of those who do not know a full-time housewife.