> Some were forced by their situation or by economic changes So you answered your own question. > Read back what I wrote - my point, which is well documented

> Some were forced by their situation or by economic changes So you answered your own question. > Read back what I wrote - my point, which is well documented in many places - is the way women in our modern era are not only the predominant child-care givers, but also most likely to attend to household duties (cooking, cleaning, etc), and more and more are also the primary breadwinners. That contradicts the data I've seen cited, which found that men perform more paid work and women perform more work in the home, but the total number of hours they work is basically the same.