I think it can be good though, for a woman to say "I've done this, and so can you." I agree that under normal circumstances, it is much more likely for a journalist to work at home for pin money, supported by a solicitor, than for a solicitor to give up her career to look after children and be supported by a journalist.
I have never had much desire to be a SAHM. Even when I was in school, I remember expressing this in a politics lesson, and being told "oh, maybe you shouldn't have kids then." The teacher would never have said that to a boy/young man. I have often been made to feel like there was something wrong with me because I don't like housework, or anything like that.
The first time I moved in with a boyfriend, ironically I was the one who ended up subbing his rent. He used to say if we ever got married, he would want a pre-nup, just assuming I would end up having less than him. I was (and am still) much harder working. I don't know where he is now, but I don't think he's going to end up mega rich. It's just the assumption that was in his head.
I have chosen a career that means I may never earn megabucks (Conservation) but it is my passion, and something that makes me happy, and there is potential to earn more money as I gain more experience. I don't need to be super rich, but I need to be fulfilled, and I do look at my own mother, and women in my family, and just think, when have they ever made a choice for themselves, just for themselves?
It shouldn't be considered the default that women do these things because they enjoy them, because that, generally, isn't true.