MALES are breadwinners and WOMEN are homemakers.

NO I do not, my husband and I share responsibilities in everything.We raised our children together, he worked nights and was there when they came home from school.We shared cooking and everything. And we are still married after 41 years. Last week I made more than him, and it made no differernce to him.Why should one person shoulder all the burdens?

Yes, mother hood is a very important job and taking care of the home and the works related to the home is not an easy job. I have also heard about the above statement, but it becomes old. Now a days now women want tobe at home and be the shadow of the breadwinenr, her husband. Women have a lot of talents other than cooking and taking care of kids. Women are eligible for multi tasking and they can even manage home work and profession at the same time. So, let her go for that.

Hi there! It is an old saying and with the passage of time, it appears to have some relevance. The world is changing fast and things are developing day by day, roles are reversing and in some of the homes, now a days reverse of this saying has started to happen, where women are breadwinners and men are managing the homes. Women have come a long way and they are fit for any type of career, therefore, they prefer to take the lead role in some families.

you know I kind of like it when I was a at home house wife I did not burn my bra but I did learn a lesson My husband passed away when he was 36 years old I have six children to raise alone I have to give up all we owned move back to my home town go back to school to get my education and went on to college to support my children it was a very tough time so these days I would say a women should have a job and things should be equal

I am a male homemaker and my wife is the breadwinner. After reading through your discussion and it's responses, I have come to the conclusion that a big issue that we as a society have is that we base a lot of conclusions on what people "look like". This has to be studied very carefully because it is a very primitive reaction yet it is a powerful reaction. It takes a lot of hard work to look beyond appearances,because appearances dictate our responses to each other. What makes certain people respond a certain way to each other? How many people would guess that a man walking down a street is a homemaker? Furthermore, the question of breadwinning, homemaking, and males, and women is much more complicated than should, "men be the breadwinner", because homemaking should be seen as a form of breadwinning. It is only because homemaking is not equated with breadwinning that an entire gender war has been propogated. If homemaking were more obviously linked to it's economic role in society more people would be competing to be homemakers rather than arguing to make it an all male or all female club.

That is a very old saying and things have really changed. As society changes we have seen many women in the workforce and earning a really good living as well. It is only going to change even more as women are quickly moving up to managerial positions, and right now there are more women than men getting a college education. This used to be true a long time ago, but now it is very hard to find a woman that does not work.

I believe that it depends on the people, their location, and education. In my household we both work full time jobs and neither one feels that the other should have to stay home full time. I tried the stay at home mom thing for awhile and decided it is not for me. I love my children, I love to cook, and I even love having a clean house .... But to stay home 24/7 is absolutely nuts and I was going insane. I think now that I am working full time again it makes things run smoother in our family because it doesn't all fall on one person to bring home the earnings nor does it fall on one person to take care of the house and the children.

Although men and womans roles have broadened I think that some of the old ways of thinking still remain. I believe that the man should be the head of the family but that doesnt mean breadwinner aka making the most money or the only person with a job. To me a man being the head of a family is being strong role model for his children on how a good man should behave. For example. My dad is the best dad ever!!! He has protected and provided for our family always. He always helped out and tried to give me, my sister and mom whatever we needed and wanted. Sometimes he came up short but he always tried. He always treats me my sis and mom with respect and love. My mom worked and my dad and her shared the roles of cooking,cleaning and taking care of me and my sister. A women being a homemaker, or having a job outside the home its the same thing. Being a good role modle for your children. Letting them know that they are loved and cared for is the most important thing. Every family suituation is different. Sometimes, most times it is necessary for both parents to work. Sometimes a women has no desire to be a housewife, others that is all they want to do. I think that man or women, the presurres that both feel to do certain things are alot. I think the best way is for the man and women is to share responsiblities of the family.

In our belief husband is next to God. A home is a kingdom with in a family where the father is the king and the mother is the queen. A queen as a rule will never go out the kingdom not until the king come. It may be senseless for some but this is our ground and from this belief we derived our characteristics and traits. When a woman married a man she is now enclosed with the power of that man. This is how we perceived a woman and man married. Thus it correlates to your statements. Well obviously nowadays with the openmindedness of every individual this belief seems to be vanish. But in our family for specific we are still enforcing this as a rule. Of course a wife has her privileges still as what is stated in human rights but our rule is still applicable in as far as the religion is concern. Before marriage a woman should treat her father as next to God then after marriage now the power transfers to her husband. Therefore a wife must follow the decision of her husband. If the husband approve her wife to work outside then it's good but if not, the wife should never insist if the husband could give the full support to the family. In other words the wife should work outside the home only if the husband with full approval and if the husband cannot provide the complete needs of the family.

I have, up until one month ago, been the breadwinner for my family. I have always made more money than my significant other. My first husband actually took a year off to be a house dad at one point (much to my anger). I am on bed rest right now and can't work, so my household income is pretty much left up to my man. Luckily he makes really good money, and I had paid so much into unemployment last year, that even after they take 10% out for taxes, I still get over 1600 per month, which helps with the bills. I have never wanted to be a stay at home mom, and I think that women should be capable of responsibility as well. But, as long as hubby brings in enough money that they don't have to be on welfare all their life, I don't think it really matters. I just don't like lazy people that don't want to work, so they let the state take care of them. If they have a legit reason, that is one thing, that is what the system is for, but not lazy people. So, I think it is up to the education level, and workmanship level that each can provide.

no wmost of womens are not nw homemakers ther are also breadwinners.....

I believe that the role of breadwinners and homemakers should be suited to fit with family. Therefore it should not be intentionally female or male either way. It depends how the family best work. If a dad prefers to stay home and look after children and cook, it makes him no less a man and its up to him.

It is my belief that the proverbial "breadwinners" and "homemakers" of the house should be whoever is best at said role. Like say if the woman has an awesome career where she is earning more than enough to support the household and the male can clean house like nobody's business and have dinner ready then by all means let the woman be the breadwinner and the man be the homemaker.

NO! In this day and age women need to stand up for themselves and be self sufficient and not need a man to depend on. I think we all should do both roles no matter if we are male or female.

that's a bit old fashioned. not to mention you don't always have a man in your life,neither would i want to be solely dependant on one. i know quite a few people where both are working,they have to due to the economy. it's even harder when they already have kids,because then you have to find a sitter if the shifts do not differ.