if women had of stayed at home with the children,would there be more jobs for the lads?

Question

since women had their way,the country seems to of gone to the dogs,crap wages,less jobs ,I wonder if half the problems in todays society,(hoodies,chavs?)are the fault of the WOMEN!!not being at home to raise their children properly?

Thats exactly whats happened,,the average mans wage has dropped since the women went to work!

@ rose, im sorry ive upset the lesbian element on here,i know you also have a purpose in life,but my question is about women with children!!

Answer 1

During WWII women had to go to work to keep the country running. When the men came home, the women liked their new found freedom and didn't want to give it up. I don't think it is the womens fault for the problems in the country, but I do believe if you are going to have children, one parent should be home to raise them, either the mom or dad, until they are school age, then a part time job that allows them to be home when the kids are home. People these days believe that it is the teachers, daycare etc etc.. to raise their kids. If you don't want to take the time or make the sacrifice to have well raised kids, then don't make them. As a parent you are letting them down if you aren't there to teach them right from wrong.

Answer 2

Work and home only really became seperate after the industrial revolution. Until then home was generally also a place of work. The problem is as a result of caring for children and work being seperated what women do in the home has become undervalued and hidden. Women should have the same opportunity to work outside the domestic home as men Women do more in the home than men, perhaps this should be rewarded financially as well. Wages are lower because trade unions had all their power taken away in recent years, more of the older jobs, especially in manufacturing are now gone or have been moved abroad to enable the owners of these companies to make an extra few million in profit by cutting wage costs.

Don't blame women, blame capitalism and the greed of share holders.

Answer 3

Hi!

With every good thing something not so wholesome creeps in. It was during the Year of the Child, for example, that the Thatcher government succeeded in its attempts to revive Victorian standards - high unemployment, increased homelessness and children sucked into the sex-industry.

Equality is undoubtedly a good thing - but you are touching on something important. On the back of equality, ordinary people were manipulated. Whereas once one family member could earn enough to supply a families needs, now two have to work to achieve the same end and children miss out on parental support when they most need it. It would have been better perhaps if either parent could work according to what a couple agreed was best in their relationship, while the other stayed home to care for the children. My wife and I swapped roles as our children were growing up. Sometimes she'd work full time while I cared for the kids and then we'd swap. E worked with the fire-brigade, for example, while I was taking the kids to school, nursery and looking after the home, running a business so I could work with apes and care for the kids.

Neither men nor women benefit from gender-blaming. Those with the clout and brass in our society always come out on top when the rest of us are accusing each other for the problems in life instead of doing something to change things for the better.

Good wishes and thanks for the question.

Answer 4

Well sir I can only tell you the way society is set up it takes two paychecks to meet the bills. I know you can budget but common get real. A lot of the problems in society is due to the mothers having to work and not be at home that I will agree with. I was a single mother for 4 kids and it was a hard way to go but I did it. Do you really think welding 10 to 14 hrs. a day and then coming home to fix supper, clean the house, help with homework, and all the other things that come with it are easy? I think not.

Answer 5

Wow. I am surprised at all the agreement you've got here... I thought I was amongst a minority in agreeing with you.

It seems logical to me that there would be more jobs for men if more women stayed at home. You know that women only really got into the workforce as a result of the World War? because there WERE no men to run things.

I have seen my Dad suffer, and my husband, too, because of lack of work, but I can't really say that it is women in the workforce that have caused this. Both my Dad and my husband are unskilled workers, and the kinds of jobs they do are still more male dominant.

As you can see, I have four children. Unfortunately, my husband is not able to keep jobs ATM (although he is a very caring man and currently studying to improve his work options). I am workforce bound, simply because as my children grow up, we won't be able to continue to afford supporting them on a single wage.

I think that it is important for a mother to be in the home. We tried swapping roles but, at least in our case, my husband isn't quite as attentive to dangers, baby crying, etc.

Still, I believe the issue is a lot more complex than what you have stated. For instance, if the men had not chosen to go to war, the women would not have been forced into the workforce!

Answer 6

I don't have children, nor do I want any, so I guess your question doesn't apply to me. So are you saying that women with no children would be able to work. Also if the woman isn't bringing home any money than we would have to depend on men to buy groceries, pay bills, buy everyone clothes, pay for everyone's medical, buy the other luxury things (computers, cell phones, tv's etc.). Which I don't think men can handle by themselves, not everyone makes a great wage so both parents have to work.

And to the people saying better wages, men already make much more money than women, for the same job.

Answer 7

who says all women in the workforce even have kids -- should the fact that I am a woman mean that my place in life is to find a man to be dependent on and bear his children? I think not. I happen to be a successful woman without children, and I am responsible enough not to have children until I know I am in a place where I can be there to raise them AND keep my career - this is possible, believe it or not. America is what you make of it for yourself -- if you want a good job and a good life, you can work hard and attain it -- and if you don't, that's nobody's fault but your own. period. People having children they can't bother to raise properly is not about having more women in the workforce - it's about men AND women being irresponsible. Don't blame women for your shortcomings, or society's - that is totally backwards and completely ridiculous. Stop whining and placing blame - go get an education and do something with your life.

Answer 8

Well why can't all the men stay home and raise the children "properly". Ya know men can change diapers, make bottles, wake up and get the kids off to school as well. The world might be a better place if men had no place in society except the role of "daddy".

Answer 9

The reason women entered the work force is because their role as homemaker, and mother held so little social value. Money has always been used as the indicator of value.
Mothers are so valuable, and good mothering skills are more important than money. So, until the value of women is recognised as what it represents, women will continue to seek positions in the labour force, in order to have an income they don't have to account for. Also, if you want to be more marketable in the labour force, increase your level of education, and ability. Males are very reluctant to give up their status as the big shot in homes. To bad too, cause a lot of them just don't have what it takes to occupy that position.

Answer 10

If American women took that attitude durning wwll, the nazis might have stayed in control in Europe, but times have changed and to answer your question if women stayed at home with the children there might be more jobs for the lads.........problem is they wouldn't do the work we do for the pay we get unless they could work under the table and not have to pay taxes or child support.