Can a modern working woman be a housewife?

Answer 1

I hate the term housewife house's don't have wives. And SAHM does not fit for all - and I have seen some 'homemakers' who don't have fit homes.

But can a woman do anything she chooses? now for the most part YES she can.

Answer 2

I would love to be a housewife and work. I love my job and love my home and husband as well. We are both teachers so it would be hard to support a family on one income when we do have children, otherwise I would probably be a stay at home mom-at least for a couple years.

Right now I am getting a taste of staying at home all day (Snow Day) and frankly am finding myself to be bored.

EDIT- I think you can be both. We have many luxuries the housewives of the past did not have (washers, dryers, dishwashers, vacuums, etc.) I could easily clean my whole house in two hours and cook a delicious from scratch meal in an hour. Since I am a teacher I generally leave school around 4:00, takes a few minutes to get home....I could easily have the house cleaned and dinner on the table by 7:30.

Answer 3

Part-time, sure. Some women work for pay a little, some work for pay a lot, and some don't work for pay at all. Many women, even housewives, switch categories over the course of a lifetime. Just don't try to pretend that a woman at work is somehow also doing the work of the household at the exact same time. She's doing some of both jobs, not all of one and all of another.

Many women identify as "primary caregivers", and schedule work around family life. Some women are primarily breadwinners, and that's OK, too. They identify as such even when they temporarily are not working for pay. But getting a paycheck or not is really not the deciding factor. I'd say the deciding factor is whether or not she makes a sour face when you ask if she's a housewife.

Answer 4

Yes, I am. Unfortunately if both the man and woman have careers, the woman usually gets stuck doing everything else too. My signicant other makes more money than me, so I feel that I should do more around the house than he. But I do know of couples where the wife makes more money and she is expected to be the housewife as well. For some strange reason when men get married they suddenly forget how to cook, clean and do laundry.

Answer 5

It's been known to happen. The question is, how often does a modern working woman actually WANT to be a housewife? Answer: A lot less.

Answer 6

I think most working women do all the things a housewife does in addition to working full-time...so yes, she could.

Answer 7

I'm glad someone said it. I mean, these ladies have no idea how hard life can be. Amish women and women in the old days actually had to weave clothes for their whole family, including their husband. Why the husband? Because if he got sick or died from the elements, the family wouldn't eat. See, back then, women actually knew the value of men. By giving and giving, men grew to really understand and appreciate the value of their women. Despite what feminism says, men and women worked together to fight nature. In the industrial revolution, men finally concurred nature for their women and their women turned on them. That's what happened. Feminism was founded by lazy women who had so much time on their hands, they made up sh!t to complain about.

Answer 8

I'll echo beaners ...

research consistently shows that women carry more of the housekeeping burden than men. So, yes, working women are housewifes as well, and getting stressed out by trying to juggle both roles.

Answer 9

of course. my mom is a realtor and she cooks and cleans. I hate the term "housewife" though. i think kids should take on more responsibility in the house. theyre the only ones that dont have major requiremtns other than school

Answer 10

I work full-time; my fiance works full-time. I do more of the cleaning than he does with the exception of the kitchen. He cooks more than I do. I also tend to sort the laundry and put it in to wash. He will help fold and hang up. He would sort, too...but I usually prefer to do that myself:)

I hope we can get a cleaning person by the time we have kids...will make things alot easier on both of us. Of course, I also believe kids should have chores and do their share, too.