Women: dump superhero goals, have healthy, balanced ambitions

Changes in the times leave some mothers wondering what a self-satisfied female does.

Women used to be stuck at home and were expected to cook the meals, raise the children and do other things that fall under the label of “women’s work.” That was before the idea and reformation for equality of the sexes.

Based on a 2007 statistics Web page about working women by Department for Professional Employees, 18.4 million women worked in 1950 and 66.9 million worked in 2006. Today, nearly half of the working force is made up of females.

Some women seem to have it in their pretty little heads that they have to constantly push to become Wonder Woman. They thrive on rising above men in order to prove the point that women can do everything men can. In contrast, some mothers feel the only place they belong is at home.

Neither of these extreme attitudes is healthy. Yes, women need to rise to their potential, but just because they spend time at home with their children doesn’t mean they are wasting their time.

It seems that women have chosen one extreme or another. Why choose to be the ultimate working woman who emasculates men or the homely wife who slaves away over a hot stove?

There is a middle ground. Women can pursue a career and maintain a family-oriented atmosphere at home. Why do people think it is so important to make their point on the extremes?

Many working women push for female’s rights, which do have a place in society, but they lord it over men that they are equal. “Anything you can do, I can do better” radiates from them and makes real men turn away while the emasculated men cower. Who needs that?

On the other side of the spectrum, several women have chosen a quiet life at home. This is perfectly fine until they bash any other lifestyle.

It is not attractive to see a woman slaving away in the home, yelling like a fisherman’s wife that she is important, or to see a meek woman who won’t speak for herself.

If a woman devotes her time to being a wife and mother, it doesn’t mean she is wasting her mental capacity and skills, just using them in other ways. Similarly, a working woman is not necessarily neglecting her duties at home. Sometimes, she is enriching them.

Women’s rights focus on women living in a fulfilling way and giving them the opportunity to pursue many things.

Several devoted mothers work while their children are at school, pick them up and spend quality family time in the evenings. By working, the mothers may be caring for their family. Many use their earnings to put their children in special schools or events.

There is a time and place for women to work and for them to spend time at home. Every family has different needs and values, but a healthy and balanced view is always important.