Why do women seemingly take on the responsibilities of life within the home.?
452408
i think it stems from our history of nurturing......we took care of everything while the men were out "hunting".  it is in our nature to take care of everything and as tired as it might make us we do feel fullfilled when everyone is taken care of.  i think we are more tired now because most of us have to hold down jobs AND take care of the home/kids.  more respect needs to be put on the womans role in society as "taking care of a home"
578807
It's all to do with tradition.\nThroughout time men did the work (cavemen went hunting) and the women raised the kids and kept the house nice.\nIt's only been a recent thing that women can work and it is accepted where for hundreds & hundreds of years women could not work especially after marriage. Working was for men and men only.\nSo being a househusband is not traditional and is a new thing it always takes a while for new things to become usual and not strange.\nI admire your ability to cope as a househusband as it's a pretty thankless job and much harder than most men realise.\nYou have my respect
577440
Culture is different in India, so I have to respect that.  But, as an American woman who is 26, I do whatever I think is right for me and don't worry so much about what my parents think.  I also don't live in my parents' house.  Don't get me wrong, I still listen to my parents' advice.  But, I take it in stride and weigh it against my own opinions and feelings.
495910
Basically, in the "olden days," the roles of mother and father/husband and wife we clearly defined. The male was the bread-winner, went to work every day, and made money, while the mother stayed at home and tended to the family and the household. But now, the opportunity for women to have professional careers has changed the structure of families with two working parents. Also, in modernity, it's almost financially impossible for an average, middle-class family to live on one salary: this, combined with the women of today's general desire to be in the work force, has changed the structure of the modern family. Now, all kinds of questions are raised: who will stay home and watch the kids, if both mom AND dad are at work? Should one parent sacrifice their career to stay at home and tend to the kids? If so, is it FAIR that one parent has to sacrifice, while the other can accomplish their dreams? The ultimate struggle of career/family has reached its ultimate peak with the changes that modernity has brought to the households of today.
355627
They were probably the first to do most. They probably had a live in lover/wife. People didn't frown on two women living together. They were probably more politically active than most. They probably did more for women's right in general. They have probably never really needed a man. I'm sure they had male friends but much more self reliant and not using feminine wiles to seduce.
1120708
Now i know iam not a man but, I think if a woman and man both work i think then the house duties should be shared and the duties concerning the kids should be shared as well.BUT if the woman is a stay at home mom she should keep the house and the kids together the house should be clean,and food should be cooked when you get home the kids should be clean and together.Now she should be respected for this because this is a job.she is teaching and guiding your legacy (your kids) which is the hardest job ever.So to answer your question it is very important.
270690
I personally believe that it is the way women have been viewed as taking the role of caregivers since the beginning of modern history and even before that. What do you think when you think of women in general? One image that automatically comes to mind is that they have the potential of becoming mothers, as someone who is more emotionally aware of others feelings, more emotionally attached to others etc. So basically most of the times women are generally made to function that way and other times they do it because society protrays them and expects them to act a that way.
1147185
The term 'Stay at Home Mom" didn't come about until women who had jobs & children started re-evaluating their priorities and decided they should stay at home, and get along with less family income, epecially if the reduction was not that much when transportation costs & childcare were figured in.  So this term came about to show differentiation between a work outside of the home Mom.. vs stay at home Mom. \nUp until the late 80's-early 90's "housewife" indicated all married women who took care of their homes with or without kids. They all work.. at a formal job, or in the home.. or both.
302064
Because men do not see stay at home moms as working..And feel that if they get up go to work ect then they have the right to not work when they get home...\nYou can do what i did..hehehehe\nWhen my ex did that to me i sent him a bill.\nI put down in order all i did and a charge for that service next to it..ie:\nDishes...$10.00\nlaundry....$30.00\nCook.......&40.00\nect...ect..\nTell him look if you had to have someone to come in and do what i do you would have to pay them..Due to the fact that you cant help me( even it is to take the kids for a bit ) \nthen you will need to pay me for my services..\nIt worked!!!!!
246180
There are two traditions depending on time and place.  Women have been regarded as chattel and as near-equals.  The respective gender roles vary wildly between the two traditions.
980933
Because women find their simplicity complicated.
522975
Yea, ladies are more compassionate than guys, you have that right. And I'm sure all moms would like to stay home all day and pick up after their dirty husbands, and watch over the kids, and take care of the whole house. I'm sure they would, really. But people have to make money. Gas, groceries, clothes, and just about everything else is costing way more, and that means that families can't live easily off of one income, unless the husband is a doctor, lawyer, or another super good paying job. And moms work hard--you seem to have very little respect for them.
407530
yep...that is why they come banging on everyone's door to find someone to talk with......(and why don't they have day jobs?...........or do they plan it when husbands aren't home......hummmmmmmmm)
991038
In the past, two "spinster" or unmarried women would often keep house together. Cousins and sisters also could do the same. Also, the thought of lesbian women has the affect of "turning men on" rather than revolting them as gay men do. Funny, isn't it?
691488
Yes, and maybe women should dominate the relationships, and go off to work leaving five men at home all day.  Somehow I don't think you would like that idea nearly so much.\n\nAny culture or religion that allows men to be in charge of women, especially in numbers, wants to keep women subservient to men and to keep them shut out of anything they could have any influence on.  They also tend to be much more tolerant of men physically and verbally abusing women.\n\nThe men in these relationships are happy because they are in total control and can have sex whenever they want to because if one woman isn't in the mood, another is bound to be.  The women are only contented because it is the only life they have ever known; it is how they are taught they are supposed to live, and they are never allowed to develop their intellects enough to consider that there might be other options.
266010
LUCKILY I DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND IS GREAT AT HELPING ME OUT WITH ALL THE CHORES. MOST OF THE OTHER MEN I KNEW EXPECTED THIS TO BE THE JOB OF A WOMAN. I KINDA FEEL SORRY FOR THEM.
720416
No it is not just women.  I think about my wife 24/7.  I even dream about her.  She is on my mind no matter what I do.  She is a stay at home mom.  She does work part time, but for the most part she doesn't work.  Well not true, she works very hard at home taking care of our 3 children and the house.  We are so blessed that she doesn't have to work.  I think about everything she does, day in and day out.  She is my world and I tell every day.  I will even send her text messages during a meeting.  That is how much she stays on my mind.