The stereotype is certainly that lawyers/doctors/executives have a rough time carving out time for a family.
BY girls hence attacked flexible professions en masse – Speech, OT, etc. etc. , on the basis it would let them take home cash without destroying their family life, giving them the flexibility to switch from part time to full time and back.
But the I think the intimidation issue exist with any successful young professional girl – even an OT/PT etc. , and we are mixing two conversation here – can a Lawyer be a wife as well – and why are boys intimidated by successful girls.
Certainly, any girl who’s prime focus is her career will chase away a Ben Torah – working or not. And certainly some professions require total dedication. But I think the intimidation issue exist solely based on a single girl’s success.
And Sacri – you should be zoche to a wig before you get the robe.
Josh/Chevra – but it’s pretty much a reality everywhere; dual income is standard in the US, even with secular families without seven tuitions. It’s sad, and we’re paying the price – yeah, our girls usually need a job, learning or not. The base you need for survival – tuitions & chasunas is about 150k a year. How many guys make that much money, no matter how educated? It happens, but it’s usually not the case. It’s dual professional or the highway. What on earth should we do? A girl can easily double her income with a decent degree ( think PT versus secretary ). What else can they do? What else can we do? They DO need it.