Afterthought
Puritan Board Senior
A good argument could be made that ordinarily, married women with children should be keepers of the home while the men primarily provide for their family. And of course, unusual cases or cases of necessity might bring women to the workforce or to be the primary providers of a family. Such is what I was taught. I've been wondering though, what about women who are single or married without children?
An argument is sometimes made that a lot more time was needed to care for the home, but modern technology has sped things up, so women have more time on their hands. So what are they to do with their time so as not to be idle? Why not join the workforce? Indeed, I've on several occasions heard women tell me they would be bored taking care of a home, so they are seeking a career instead. Especially in our modern society, single women are basically forced to work and get a job before getting married, and in some places (due to a poor economy) may have to work along with their husbands even while married with children?
Any answers to these questions/objections or suggestions on applying biblical principles to our modern society? I often get questions like these due to the feminist hold on people's minds, and I don't want to say something that upsets them unless it is in fact true.
Sometimes people refer to Proverbs 31 in this situation saying the woman is a career woman. But how much can actually be extracted from this passage, since the woman is (to my understanding) Wisdom and so application to women is secondary?
Sometimes people refer to Titus or to Timothy. How do these apply? If women are allowed in the workforce, they may not (as a matter of order, rather than sin) take a role that places them in authority over men?
An argument is sometimes made that a lot more time was needed to care for the home, but modern technology has sped things up, so women have more time on their hands. So what are they to do with their time so as not to be idle? Why not join the workforce? Indeed, I've on several occasions heard women tell me they would be bored taking care of a home, so they are seeking a career instead. Especially in our modern society, single women are basically forced to work and get a job before getting married, and in some places (due to a poor economy) may have to work along with their husbands even while married with children?
Any answers to these questions/objections or suggestions on applying biblical principles to our modern society? I often get questions like these due to the feminist hold on people's minds, and I don't want to say something that upsets them unless it is in fact true.
Sometimes people refer to Proverbs 31 in this situation saying the woman is a career woman. But how much can actually be extracted from this passage, since the woman is (to my understanding) Wisdom and so application to women is secondary?
Sometimes people refer to Titus or to Timothy. How do these apply? If women are allowed in the workforce, they may not (as a matter of order, rather than sin) take a role that places them in authority over men?