Dave – by your own statistic 1 in 4 women in 2 income households makes more than her husband… that’s a significant number. When women have income parity I think you’ll see more couples choosing based on income and career goals to have the man stay home or work part time. The world is changing.[/quote]
First, evolution. I’ve mentioned this several times here at the Pigg, but humans have lived amongst civilization for a teeny tiny fraction of their existence. Consequently, our genes are still largely those of hunter/gatherers. Which means that women are still largely hard wired to seek out a man that will support their desire to produce and care for children. As time passes, an increasing number of women are “overcoming” this hard wiring (for lack of a better way of putting it). But, for now, these women are still the exception.
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This is a misperception. The myth of the caveman hitting the women over the head, is just that, a myth.
Truth is tribal lifestyle was much more egalitarian and women contributed as much as men. They even hunted. Though, when men went on the long hunts women stayed home with the children.
The gold digger or a women seeking man out for support is a modern convention. Modern as in of the past 10,000 years. Pre-agriculture women held a higher role in society than say 200 years ago.
Humans were tribal, neither could survive alone. Men or women.
We have just been pissed at you ladies for eating from the tree of knowledge by inventing agriculture(they were more the forager of the two) and banishing us from the garden of eden to toil in the field. btw.. thanks.
