The Pros And Cons Of In-Door Wives

In-door Wives and Out-door Wives Is it proper for women to involve into workplace and give economic contribution to family as men do? This question has perplexed people for decades. It gained various comments, but can hardly be given a clear judgment. Basically men want their wives focus on domestic work and take good care of children so that they can go to work without worries, whereas women want to work outdoor as well to fulfill their self-actualization. Although women in workplace want be fully accepted and respected, they can hardly make it happen in the near future. There are several reasons that block on the way and the most important one is the historical perception of husband’s duty and wife’s duty. As the text said, “Historians now agree that the traditional family as we came to know and practice it in the United States had its roots in English common law of the tenth or eleventh century, which at that time reflected Christian beliefs about marriage.” (Landry, pg18). It is known as the husband is the legal head and the provider of the family, the wife is responsible for nurturing children and meeting her husband’s needs. Most people would feel familiar because that is what they are experiencing in their society. Children typically spend much more time with mother than father at home. What’s more, during 1830s, the cult of domesticity rooted the stereotype of men and women deeper in people’s mind. Between 1830 and 1860, even the women magazines emphasized that the “True Womanhood” was to be found in the home, in the nurturing of children, and in the care of husband (Landry, pg22). This kind of brainwash changed people’s perception unconsciously and passed through
Women will still be expected to play the domestic role. After people’s perception changed and the improvement of child care center had be done, women can fully involve into workplace and be accepted and