American women learned that it was to their benefit to get training so that they could take care of themselves in case the husband ran out on them and the kids or died without life insurance. What's the harm in that? If you men had taken better care of your families, women wouldn't have had to take a more dominant place in the marriage and the workforce. I agree with you that it is better for women to be home with the kids when possible -- I wish every family could afford that (I stayed home with our kids for a number of years and I know it made a difference). But alas, it's very difficult to raise a family on one income of $35,000 (or whatever the average income is these days).