what's more important to a woman?A career or family?

The same question applies to men too. Why only women? For centuries, men have been bread winners and women have been running the kitchen. But, I guess the world then was more different than what it is now. There was nothing much to do in those days and work was less materialistic. So, the wife chose to do the chores and man chose farming. But, work was equally divided. Family was there then, and family is there now. The only difference, is people have started giving more importance to work than family. So work and family should be a balanced thing. Even for a man, work and family both are important. He can't say, "no my career is more important than my family". If career is more important, then he shouldn't have chosen a family. But there will always be a balance. There will be both independent women more career oriented, and also other women who would want to keep a home. So, nature always balances itself. And finally, it boils down to how much time you allot to your career and how much to your family. We need to strike a balance. Both can co-exist if we learn to strike a balance between the two. Thank you!

I think both are equally important.Its hard to keep a balance between the two. But she should not neglect either. Career is needed equally as men because its the existence. Family is also equally important. May be for this reason nowadays many women are not marrying.

both of it impotant in my opinion. i will try to make it balance as best as i can and absolutely i will ask my husband to make it true. coz it just nonsense if i dont have any help or support by my husband. the family build together with him, and for good longer relationship, he should be aware about the family too

Personally, my career is far more important since I refuse to have children, so I will never have a "family" to choose between.

Im pretty sure that most important for women is family...

Well,I think both is essential in our life.I think we should manage both in tactful way,I think if we try to do so no problem we will face.

both of it impotant in my opinion. i will try to make it balance as best as i can and absolutely i will ask my husband to make it true. coz it just nonsense if i dont have any help or support by my husband. the family build together with him, and for good longer relationship, he should be aware about the family too

i am caught in between.... i am a single mom of four kids and i need them both. i need my career and my family as well. if i dont have my kids there is no reason anymore to have a nice career. my children are the ones who inspire me. if i lose the career then how can i feed my children and how can i send them to school. now if a lover and a career conflict i think both of them needs to sit down and talk. if it is worth it to leave a career for the sake of the lover then why not.

If a woman's career conflicts with what her lover/spouse wants her to do, meaning stay home to start the family, then I think she needs to decide what is most important to her, and if she's ready to start a family. If she wants to stay home, then she needs to make sure that her spouse's income will be enough to cover their expenses on its own. If not, then she will have to either keep working, or stay home just until the baby is not fully dependent on her anymore and return to work. If the woman wants to have a family AND keep her career, then her spouse needs to be understanding of that, and not get upset at her for it. It is not just his decision to make, it is hers as well. Personally, I am completely content to be a stay-at-home mom, and my husband is okay with that. However, due to recent circumstances, I will have to return to work soon to help support our family. I have no problem with this, other than the fact that it will take some of my time away from my kids. I've decided to start in-home child care to accomodate this situation. I have plenty of experience, with my own kids and others, and I'm CPR qualified. I will also be taking 1 or 2 courses in child care soon to brush up on anything I need to and actually become certified for child care. This will allow me to stay home with my kids and still take care of the house, while bringing in extra money to give extra support for our finances.

The answer depends on every woman. Every woman has her own likes and priority in life. There are career-oriented women and there are family-oriented women. However, there are other women who can manage to do both a family and a career. I am a working wife and mother. But if I have to choose which to attend first, I choose to attend to my family first, especially my kids.

We have different outlook in life, principles and thoughts towards this goal of being career-oriented or domesticated life. I may not know to some women, but I have already been in this situation where I have to choose between my family or career. I have worked in a reputable company for over 15 years, but we have to be relocated to an area far from my children. I thought it over a hundred times which one will i choose? I chose to stay put with my family and here I am now, a full time homemaker.

For me self fulfillment is important. I want to do whatever will make me happy and satisfied. Right now a career as far as being in the rat race and climbing the corporate ladder, working for someone else and making them rich and not me is not what I am striving for. I am striving to be independent and self employed so that is equally a priority for me. Family and relationships are also important. Whatever you choose you just need to have balance so that you are satisfied in whatever will fulfill you.

Today's women know how to make a balance between family and career.both are important.though still today women r supposed to take care of the family first n then then her career,however women of this generation have chosen an intermediate way.they marry with guys who r very caring n understanding,Their hubby also help them in the household work.n so maintaing a balance between both of them is quite possible now.i will always try to maintain a balce between my lover n career.however i ll always give my first preferance to my family.the other day i was talking to a working lady who once by mistake gave preferance to her career n she lost her son.now all that she can do is just repent.i guess relatioships can be made only once ,however career has always a chance.

My family is the most important in my life. My greatest achievement. My career just play a part time job and secondary just to help my husband and to augment my family income. We can not do two things at the same time. One has to suffer. However, if you can manage to balance it well and good. Godbless

I think that both are important to a woman and a man as well. And it is not easy for a woman to take care of both the family and her career, so men must also try their best to help with the family. It is not women's job to take care of the home, but men's as well since we are now living in a society that men and women share the same world.

For me, when i decide to married and move here. Then for me family is more important. Especially when i have son, i decide to become full time mother. It is not easy but i do love my son and my family. So...i will become full time mother until he can go to school. Then i will find part time job :)

For me, my family is the most important thing in my life. Especially when you say about children. My children are the most important thing that I have this time. I did not think about career anymore since my first child born. I'm a full time mother from that moment. And I never feel sad because of that.

yeeh your correct women at this time played an important part/role not only in the home but also in there chosen fields.. career and family is the most important part in the life of every women unless she wants to stay only at home..but for my case i want to work also..i was send to school by my parents so that i can find job suited for me and i can earn an income.. it is very hard to choose between the two..maybe the best solution for that is not giving up anything instead have balance for the two..when the time for your family make sure that you are spending all that time for them without having work on your mind..have time for them..family is the only one who is there with you through happiness and sadness...-^^-...

I think the most important is family and if you can manage to organise things between family and career you are the best!! Most of the women in this society nowadays they choose career.. And the Man that we all know should be the provider takes care of the kids at home, Things change now but i still go for career and family..I think i can manage that both.

I think it's hard to judge which is more important cause both of them are pretty important. If a woman only has a successful career,she will finally feel lonely without a family. If you only depend on your family then maybe you'll feel that you're not independent enough.You wanna have your own career. So the best is to balance the two.But that's not very easy. We need to talk,communicate with our family members and do our best to be successful in both of them. We should always be very open-minded and try to control our temper.