Should women work or own a business to reserve equal power relationship with a husband in a family?

Question

max power - u sound afraid if any woman would agree. that's why you tried to humiliate them in advance in order to make the prejudice whoever answer yes to the question will be a feminist who has divorced numerous times.

Answer 1

No, if that' what she wants to do then fine but equality is not about this. TRUE equality is a bin man having the same respect as a surgeon, a house wife having the same respect as the boss.

Answer 2

Marriage is a partnership ... not a competition.

Like we have a right hand, and a left hand.  The hands look alike, function alike, and move alike ... but if both competitive to type like the right hand does, then the process gets impeded.  To type with both hands allowing each hand to cover a range of letters, allows the speed and accuracy to increase.  Just typing with the right hand (or left) gets hard (peaking) ... and if you've ever tried switching the hands ... well, there's a learning curve that slows it down and you biff it often.

Answer 3

Not out of competition no.

Might be useful if the relationship collapses.

Still considering there are a number of relationships that fail leaving a guy with no idea there was anything wrong - maybe for some it might be a better idea to work on their communication skill rather than hinting skills and competitive drive in all areas - perhaps max power has some thing of a point, could perhaps have done with different wording tho.

Over all though - I think she should work. But not for power - but so she can put her share in, and take care of her self.

Same way I view my self in a relationship. Other than that you take care of each other. Theres not alot of care if theres much of a power dynamic.

If it is about power then there are issues beyond the scope of the relationship.

Saying that - I may want to leave the relationship, she may want to, god forbid one may die (the future is beyond us), the hurt will be short lived - the knowledge that all will fair well after (apart from the one scenario) will last longer.

Answer 4

Well max lacking power is just wrong.  I am a feminist and I have not divorced many times but I only partially agree with that.  I do think women should work or have a business but not because they need to reserve equal power in a relationship with their husbands.  I think they should in case something goes wrong.  Whether they divorce or become widowed, women should be able to support their families. The worst thing in a hardship is to not only lose the loved one but then to lose everything else.

Answer 5

Not necessarily. Some housewives feel that they are their husband's equals and don't feel like they'd ever have to work for that purpose.

Answer 6

having an independent income will not necessarily give you equal power in a relationship.  Who has power depends on the force of your personality, not how much money you have.  if you imagine that money inevitably confers power, it does not.  You can be a high-earning career woman and yet be completely under your husband's thumb (I have known women like that) or you can be a housewife and rule the roost.

Answer 7

The woman should own a business/work only if she wants to.  A relationship between man and woman isn't a power struggle and if it is than they shouldnt be married.  

Answer 8

How about she work or own a business because she wants too and not to be equal to her husband. Because if she's happily married, she should already be equal in the marriage. Her career choice shouldn't have anything to do with it.

Answer 9

A woman should work or own a business because she wants to and finds it fulfilling, not as some sort of competition with her husband. A relationship built on power play will not last very long.