Do you believe God created women to be mothers, homemakers, nurses, etc. but not to do men's jobs?

Question

Women are supposed to do the light work b/c men were punished in the garden of Eden by working by the sweat of their brow but women did not get that punishment. I think men are supposed to do the manly things that require a lot of physical labor and also the ones that require a lot of hours being put in on the job away from home like being a scientist or something. I don't think a good man would like a woman who spends more time at her job than raising her kids, you know?

Answer 1

nah i believe they were created by their parents

Answer 2

Ok the easiest most non-sexist anwswer i can give you as a man is that A woman can do anything that a man can and be just as good as it as long as she has the physical requirements for a job. Some men find it more attractive when a woman is out doing their own thing, then it is like you are truly putting something together as opposed to taking on another expense. What I do believe though is that whoever does the work and brings in the money should not also be the person doing the housework. I am not saying it is unacceptable for them to lift a finger but to continue to be equals both people should be putting something in and a full household is just as challenging to manage as most full-time jobs... Good luck

Answer 3

Yes. And I believe men and women are happier when they fufill the roles God meant for them to do.
The man's primary purpose is to be a provider, breadwinner, and of course protector.
The woman's primary purpose is caregiver to her husband and family.

Obviously, God made us different for different reasons: the anatomy of men is that we have larger chest cavities and more lung capacity and greater upper body strength. This is recognized in Olympic competition when men and women compete separately. Men also have this funny hormone testosterone, which drives us.
I do not know why women have longer legs (a man and woman of the same height), fattier breasts, and other obvious physical differences, but I have NEVER heard any man complain about how women are made.
The physical differences being what they are, and biologically unchangeable, I believe that gender has a role in certain jobs. Women can be as good as men when it comes to professions that are mostly mental, such as attorneys, doctors, real estate agents, scientists, etc. BUT, if there is a diasaster such as Katrina and the prisons are open and the streets are full of thugs, I don't think women should be police officers, regardless of how well they may be able to shoot or how quickly they can handcuff someone, how well can they take a good punch in the nose?
Likewise, women should not be firefighters. If you were trapped in a burning building and couldn't get out and you're on the 4th floor, about 80 feet in the air, and an axe breaks the window and someone is ready to carry you to safety, would you prefer Cindy Crawford or John Cena do the carrying?
I also strongly disagree with women in the Army, but now that I have stated what some people will call bigotry, I will also say I have a daughter and I would lovingly encourage her to be whatever she dreams of being. If she wants to join the military and kill people and break things, I will try real hard to talk her out of it, but in the end, I would support whatever she sets her heart to. That doesn't mean I would think it God's best.
On the other side of the coin, men weren't meant to be mothers and I know of very few male nurses and I believe there are certain jobs that God meant women to excell at.
Maybe I'll be called a sexist for saying this, but I think generally, women make better school teachers. Why? I'm not sure I can state this to my own satisfaction, but it has something to do with a woman's instinct to nurture. Any job that has to do with nurturing, such as being a physiclal therapist, I think women would generally excell at better than men.

Edit: My wife and I are homeschoolers, and we have both been happy in our God-given roles for almost 20 years. My homeschooled son is about to enter college, and his ACT score is nearly perfect.
I drive a 14 year old car with almost 200,000 miles on it, and we certainly don't live high on the hog, but God helps us make ends meet.
My stay at home wife has a 4 year College Degree. Her major was Education.

Answer 4

Women generally are wired to be nurturers. Though many women begin their marriages working outside the home, many of those same women choose to stay at home after they have children, to raise them, not just because they don't want to work any longer, because what they are going to do is much more difficult with longer hours many times than their regular job, but because their nature is to be more of a nurturer than a "gatherer", which is what the man is wired to be. This is not always true. Roles in certain circumstances can be reversed, but this is more the exception than the rule. It may also depend on if the woman has a husband whose income can allow it or maybe the mom may not be together with the father of her child or children. Having a stay at home wife, I can tell you that it is worth it.

Answer 5

I'm a nurse. I'm also male. Trust me, it is ANYTHING but "light work." Anyone who thinks women become nurses because it's easy work is delusional. That goes for teachers (I was married to one) and mothers, too. Only someone who doesn't do any of those things would think they were easy.
It would be nice to believe anyone can "stay home and be with the kids," but the reality is with the economy in its present condition, with the prices of oil and gas so high, not to mention the rising prices of housing, not many folks can afford to have one spouse stay home full time. It's a nice idea, but the "Leave It To Beaver" world is long gone.
It's time for the religionists and other right-wing nut jobs to understand the world they want to "take our country back to" never really existed in the first place.

Answer 6

Girls can do whatever they want, it is noble to stay in the home and raise the family, BUT it is equally noble to work all-day and then come home and work there too. There is no specific work men or for women. Besides not all women can have children or want to have them. I plan on being a pilot and really have no desire to have kids(have you seen what it does to your body?). If you plan on spending your life as a wife and mother, that is your choice, but there are lots of wives and moms, who become x-wives and widows with themselves and kids to feed, and what do they do when there is no man there to do the "heavy lifting"? My mom spent 20 plus years as a wife and mother and my dad treated her like crap and now they are going through a terrible divorce, he is a few years from retirement and she is 48 and having to start from the beginning. Just something to think about.

Answer 7

Define mens' jobs! Define manly things!

Be realistic! Most of us of both genders need to work to pay bills. Unless your spouse is extremely highly paid you will probably need to work at least part time at some time in your life!

God created both sexes to be human and share parenting skills and chores. There are no Bible verses saying only women should do household chores and that men shouldnt be nurses!

A good man would respect a talented woman scientist or scholar just as much as a male scientist and support them so they can have a career and family!

Heard of child care?

Some people of both sexs express their parenting skills best handling babies but others parent better with older children.

Some people find it easy to get pregant but cant handle screaming babies or get post natal depression.

People who cant get pregant easily maybe should be foster parents instead?

Whatever the person's parenting or professional skills and talents are they should have every opportunity to express and use their god given gifts for the betterment of all!

A good sensible man would think about why economic means both sexes often have to spend more time at work than they would at home !

Answer More child care and organized pre and post school activities for children of working parents!

Answer 8

Interesting question. But you must remember that in the days before electric stoves, washing machines and supermarkets, women sweated plenty!! They worked and sweated right along with their husbands to put food on the table.

Also, running a house, cleaning, cooking, errands, caring for children, ect. is every bit as exhausting as going to an 8 hour job every day! Honestly, I wish my day ended after only 8 hours...I'd feel like I was on vacation!

If I could work an 8 hour day, come home to a clean house, be served dinner, play with the kids a bit and go to bed...that would be the LIGHT WORK!!!!

I think a "good man" is one who would want a partner and they could share the work as equally as possible...how's that sound? ... Blessings!

Answer 9

This is really whatever the Lord places on your heart to do. God has given us Freewill. People will often make choices in their lives that often leads them to take jobs that might not necessarily traditionally be held by a woman. That is their choice and what they choose to do and heh if it works for them then fine. I personally like the set up I have in my home. My husband is the breadwinner and I stay at home and homeschool our daughter. Now this might not work for others, but it works for our family and that is what the Lord has led me to do. That is what I want to do. That is what makes me happy. My husband is happy how we are living our lives. Other people are happy in their lives too doing what they think is right. I don't fault other women that enjoy doing jobs of primarily men. Go for it. I certaintly don't have the stamina for it, but if they like it then why not. Who am I to judge what they decide to do. Only God can place on their hearts what is right for them as a unique individual. We cannot all fit into one tidy box. Now if God had not given us Free will then yes we would all be in one box.

Answer 10

In a word, "no." A woman should do whatever she's capable of; there's no objective reason to deny women a job based on gender. Of course, I'm also not a member of an Abrahamic faith, so what their god wants is of little import to me.

I want my wife to do the kind of work that makes her happy. If she wanted to work in construction, or as a firefighter, I'd support her. I want a partner, not a servant. Frankly, if we could afford it, *I* would probably be the one to stay home, cook, clean, and raise the girl.

Answer 11

You are wrong and you need to reread the Bible. God punished the women because Eve ate the Forbidden Fruit. Therefore women were told to do that stuff.

But the answer to question is NO. God had actually created women, rather Eve, to be a companion to Adam, who was lonely at the time. That is the basis of the sayings about why women have one more rib than men. Because God took one of Adam's ribs to create Eve.