Redleg – if you think learning is all about reading comprehension…
interjection –
1)From what I see, working men are not more available for their wives. If anything, they have much less flexible schedules. And if a working guy puts in some time learning, they’re really unavailable.
2)Taking care of kids, like all wives. So you mean that you also work – yes, we’re discussing being the enabler.
3)True, but don’t minimize men’s desires for gashmiyus either!
Of course learning is tov bazeh uba’buh. But it takes tremendous discipline as well, and often giving up on other things, so its not exactly like someone here wants schar for putting their feet up and enjoying themselves.
For what it’s worth, I agree that women have been conditioned to hear Torah a certain way.
GAW – far as I know, Yisocher and Zevulen split schar. Obviously one will get more schar for more effort – we we’re discussing the inherent part of the learner vs. the enabler.
I don’t know which meforshim you’re referring to, but learning Metzudos, Redak and Malbim is in no way similar to learning Gemara.