Women Love Their Sense Of Control Over The Family

Thursday, November 26, 2009, 16:30

Women nag about their husbands' uselessness because it makes them feel more feminine.

Most of the female breadwinners feel guilty about devoting too much time to their career, and not enough to their role as a wife and mother. By complaining about their husbands' alleged shortcomings, they feel more feminine because they can execute the traditional role of controlling the home and family.

Working women who add a large amount to the household's income continue to articulate themselves and find ways of showing the traditional female identity.

By managing their husbands' inability to do specific household chores, female breadwinners try to make sure that they still fit in the gender stereotypes of a wife as someone who manages the home and children.