[Avodah] Tzeni'us and gender roles

[David Riceman]

Chana Luntz wrote:
> Now of course the modern approach is that one should delay marriage, at
> least until one has had time to complete university and hence have (for both
> parties to the marriage) the tools to earn a reasonable parnassa without
> having to deal with the birth and raising of children during that period of
> study.  What is your view on this?  This change is not, like the legal age
> of marriage, forced upon us in quite the same way.  Some of the financial
> scandals, however, that you are decrying, certainly risk being aggravated,
> do they not, if people marry before they have a chance of completing
> university, and hence risk struggling to provide a parnassa for their
> families when they have them?    Pros? cons?
>   
While I basically agree with the thrust of this post, I'm puzzled that 
you characterize this approach as "modern".  See H. Deoth 5:11.

David Riceman