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Most women work these days, thereby finding themselves increasingly in positions of prominence. Sadly, their wages have lagged behind men regardless of their success. I believe it is wrong for a woman's financial independence to suffer because of outdated ideas in the workplace about their contributions. Women deserve the same opportunity and pay as men. It is wrong to discriminate on the basis of gender.

In the sixties, women threw out the notion of domestic servitude. It is rare to find a working class or middle class woman who stays at home for her entire marriage. The cost of living these days requires two incomes. Houses are expensive and men no longer tolerate the burden of mortgages, car payments, education, toiletries and other expenses alone. They expect women to contribute. If women made the same amount of money as men, they would be able to save more money for themselves as well as contribute more to the household income.

The average woman who expects the pampered lifestyle of a housewife these days is usually upper class. Typically, she lacks drive and ambition. With all the interesting opportunities for women in travel, education and career choices, her refusal to get a life and get out there is disconcerting and disappointing. She wants to backtrack to the fifties. These women are not interested in raising kids, supporting their husbands' careers and taking care of a home.

A peek into their lifestyle indicates that this is an accurate conclusion to make about their expectations in marriage. Few women have large families. Many of these women are not particularly religious. They are not married to workaholics or businessmen who travel. They did not grow up in a large family with a mother who cooked and cleaned all day. Many of them do not cook and clean at all. They have no interest in developing their children. They don't devote large amounts of time to recreational, creative and intellectual activities with their children. They do not help with household chores and homework.

They can afford childcare, nannies and babysitters. They can coax their friends and relatives into taking care of their kids. They can go away for the weekend and spend time shopping with friends. The days starts off with making coffee and shoving a box of cereal on the table. The kids go to school and have a driver or walk themselves to the bus. This is not the type of mother who makes homemade sausages and pancakes for breakfast. She may even have a shopper for her groceries.

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