Was life really worse as a women when they were expected to stay at home and look after the dc

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And what happened when the dc flew the nest?!.

I wish I could be a sahm but I can't afford to. Curious to hear from people who think it was terrible when society expected women to raise the dc once they had them vs go to work.
I find myself raising my dc and going to work most of the time. It's stressful. My dh travels for work but does help when he's home.

Yep. It might all look great on paper, in terms of pensions etc. But what matters most is surely day to day quality of life and most of us are frazzled.

Women have stepped up to share the burden of bringing in an income but until men do the same at home it’s a poor choice for many.

But tbf 75% of part time workers are female.

Or both parents work full time and outsource more.

Plenty of couples I know do this

Exactly. DH actually does a lot more of the housework than me (partly because I am now disabled, but historically because my job was more demanding). We also accept that having a cleaner (2 mornings a week)!and dog walker etc is a necessary part of both working full time around the children (we haven't used any childcare since they started school).