“Is My Career Worth Losing My Marriage? The Shocking Ultimatum My Husband Just Gave Me”
However, her husband decided to take it away from her
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Shortly after publishing her confession, the woman gave an update to provide more context for her situation
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This story is an example of why women’s participation in the workforce diminishes as they enter committed relationships
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The arguments against married women working have a history of being personal, even on a broader socio-political level in Western democracies.
For example, in Wisconsin, lawmakers passed a resolution in 1935 stating that when married women with working husbands got jobs, they became the “calling card for disintegration of family life.”
The committee said, “The large number of husbands and wives working for the state raises a serious moral question, as this committee feels that the practice of birth control is encouraged, and the selfishness that arises from the income of employment of husband and wife bids fair to break down civilization and a healthy atmosphere.”
Nowadays, a study by UN Women and the International Labor Force, called ‘The Impact of Marriage and Children on Labour Market Participation,’ reveals that men still tend to have high labor force participation rates regardless of the type of household they live in. Thus, there is little variation in their participation rates (higher than 92 percent across all regions—except Oceania).
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