[Avodah] Tzeni'us and gender roles

[Arie Folger]

RMB wrote:
> She's a conceptual daughter of the woman who chose a career because being
> at home wasn't fulfilling. Okay, the work could be more frustrating,
> or the company not taxing your intellect might get to you. But this
> notion that you aren't accomplishing as much being a stay-at-home mom
> is both common in the general population (beyond the eiruv) and false.

You know, you state so confidently and so obviously that "you aren't
accomplishing as much being a stay-at-home mom is ... false." While I
am all for giving stay at home mums the respect they deserve, I am not
quite sure that we can dismiss the feeling of many women that they are
achieving a more meaningful, fulfilling life by having a career, with
some mere hand waving.
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Arie Folger,
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