One income family is painful for both parties

Women need to have some personal income. Without any income, there are lots of fight over spendings. Also most couple with children cannot afford having only one income.  Working full time is better than working part-time. Part-time income is not reliable.  The pain it brings by being a stay-at-home mom is hard to grasp if you've never been in the same situation. You'd live under a lot of strains financially and there's the stigma of being labled as a homemaker. You have to have pretty thick skin to answer people's inquiries: what do you do for living?  It's no longer the 1950 s when half of the population was not in the workforce. It sounds pretty ridiculous now if you have school aged children and don't work, let alone spending half of your day in the gym.  I've done every stage of life from being a non-working mom with infants to working part-time, to work full time 7 to 3. And I think the last stage is the best. I don't have the guilt of not making money anymore and I have taken pride on myself for having a normal role in society. Being part of the workforce and taking part in something meaningful is helpful for my psyche. I don't feel depressed anymore. The highly structured life is also important for health. It forces you to keep active mentally and physically. Meaning getting up at 6:30 am and going to work daily is better than sleeping till 10am and going to gym at noon.