Because of the feminist movement, we now need 2 incomes to have the same life styke we had back in the days?

Question

What was the point? Now, both men and women need to work in order to have the same life style we had back in the days. (Not good) And now both men and women need to do chores around the house, etc...

So nowadays we have: 2x income+house chores
Back then: 1x income+house chores

Is this something feminists are proud of?
I'm all for women's rights but couldn't you just have made a deal with your husband that he stays at home you work instead of creating a movement?

Yo Baba Yaga and **** don't get your panties up in a bunch. This is merely what I heard from ACCURATE sources and I happen to inquire about it.

What are my accurate sources you ask? Well it is not a website or a book but a person who the economic field happens to be his business.

Cassius don't try to argue with Baba Yaga, it's like talking to a brick.

But you are right about supply and demand.

Croa, how exacly am I doing this? You didn't even bother to answer the question, tssk tsssk tssk
Good Luck.

Anyone care to explain why some agree and some disagree?

Answer 1

Of course it is bad and basically feminists will be in denial about it. The reason is, the tranistion did just start but is not fully accomplished yet. The drop of living standard did start to hit minimum wage people and will work its way up the social ladder.
On a sidenote its incredibel how you try to tell women to stay away from fire and they just keep running right into it.
Baba Yaga how about supply and demand ? When x people apply for a job they can negotiate x pay, when 2 times the poeple apply what they can neogtiate drastically drops. Women are on their way to equal pay, equally low that is.

Answer 2

NO! Because employers are not paying their employees a living wage, and because people are spending too much money on junk and things that they "think" they need, one income is not enough.

Even in the old days, there were a lot of two-income families. You just didn't hear about them because they weren't rich and famous. Where do you think all the maids for rich people came from? A lot of them had families at home cared for by grandparents, while they and their husbands worked.

BUT, in the bad old days before feminism, a woman only had a limited choice of mostly crap jobs, and she was often paid just a little bit -- not because of her output, but because she was a woman.

I think most people who need two incomes are victims of consumerism -- they think they need the McMansion and the SUVs and the expensive sneakers for their kids. But look at all a two-income family can afford for their children these days!

We needed a movement. In the old days, a woman couldn't earn as much as a man, even if she did the same jobs. These days, a single-income woman *can* earn the basics to support herself and any children (if necessary). She doesn't have to rely on government hand-outs or charities. This wasn't possible in the old days.

I do agree that the two-income, nuclear family is a bad deal, especially for the kids. But, now we have choices about who will stay with the kids, and how it will work. If only we could bring the extended family back into the equation, we'd have a better life for the whole family.

Answer 3

Back off, Boy!!! This is NOT the same lifestyle and I don't think the feminist movement had everything to do with it. And I WAS THERE when it started to come down. right down to burning the bras with Gloria Steinem(didn't get the T-shirt, but burned the bras)... We as a combined, male and female, country and culture, have become enormously greedy and have to have 2 cars, big screen TV, cell phones and computers for everyone in the family.... When I grew up in the 50's, and mom stayed home, she didn't have the mega credit card bills, or the day care bill because (duh!) she was at home during the day! Food costs were less, cause she prepared during the day while she was at home, also doing the other household chores.Everything cost less (when I started driving in the mid 60"s, gas was a quarter a gallon and a pack of cigs was 15 cents! Yea, feminist movement brought about the need for day care and possibly a second car and extra wardrobe, but that was a choice. Everyone did not buy in to it. Even still, everyone does not buy into it. Proud of it???? not sure where that comes in...there were husbands involved too, and to be honest with you, they were enjoying lots of "extras" that came along with that liberation!! Not our fault if you guys think with your "little" head! Bottom line, THIS IS NOT THE SAME LIFESTYLE!!! AT ALL!!! Trust me, or ask your grandfather!

Answer 4

How about stating your "accurate sources"? 'Cause right now, your question is just based on opinions, not facts.

Oh, yea, and I disagree with your opinion. Basic human greed is what drove the need for families to have 2x income, not a woman's right to be treated equally in the social, economical, and political fields.

"Anyone care to explain why some agree and some disagree?"

Because this is a question/discussion based on an opinion(because no solid evidence was given), so others will give their own answers/opinions on it, and not all opinions will match yours.

Answer 5

This is called a logical fallacy, specifically "false cause" Feminism did not force retailers to raise their prices. We can thank greed. Women were already working, and not receiving wages. The only thing that has changed is that some can work now and receive wages at the same time. greedy capitalism did the rest, so if you're looking to raise a movement against something, theres a good place to start ^_~

Answer 6

You make no sense!!!
Would you rather women just stay and live like animals with no rights?!?!?!? Nowadays it takes 2 sources of income to support a family, not because women demanded the rights we're entitled to as human beings, but because the cost of living gradually went up. It has nothing to do with women starting to work!

Answer 7

It is not this simple. Credit cards, keeping up with the Joneses, rising cost of living--all promoted by advertising had a lot to do with it. I wasn't part of the feminist movement, but I believe women and men should have equal rights and equal pay, not to mention mutual respect, which is sadly lacking.

Answer 8

Your Q is illogical. It's like saying, "Because dogs pee, the price of gas has gone up."

The Feminist movement has nothing to do with the cost of living and inflation. These are economic and political factors that are not, cannot, be influenced by social activism.

You sound very angry. And young. Perhaps time and education will round out those rough edges. One can only hope...

Answer 9

We "need" 2 incomes because of inflation, not because more women are in the workforce. There have always been women working- the percentage has just gone up. Do some research before you present a theory.

Answer 10

Back in *your* day and in your "social class" maybe you could live on one income, but not in mine...wish I'd lived in *your* priviledged world where daddy made enough to keep us fed and clothed...we had people in the community giving us stuff from their gardens since they couldn't pay my dad enough to keep us fed (he had a master's degree); our house was falling down (sewage in the basement and a coal furnace for warmth); my mom made all our clothes etc So my mom worked while most of us were young kids so we could be fed and clothed regularly...feminism made it possible for my mother to get paid better so we could afford luxuries like dental appointments...you have no idea what it's like in the real world, do you? Wish I'd suffered through your upper-class/rich lifestyle like you did...