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married families used to be able to live on one paycheck.
I wonder what changed that.

I should be more direct... the laws of economics apply to labor (supply, demand, price). When supply increases with a lagging increase in demand, then the price will fall. (or stagnate when it should be rising with inflation) The entrance of some career women into the workforce has increased the supply of workers. This has had the effect of lowering or stagnating wages (price for labor) over the last few decades. (I think it has also helped with a long term growth trend over the last few decades) Anyway, families with one wage earner get poorer because the price of goods have inflated, while their wages have not. The economic value of a housewife to the family can offset this problem, but only to a certain point. When families reach that point, a housewife is forced into wage earning. (and that increases the supply and the cycle continues)What's worse is that her society is telling her that if she is "only a housewife", she is somehow less of a woman.

My posts are not intending to stir up hatred for women. I love women but I hate what the feminist movement is doing to our culture and families. I see too many women that are conflicted about their role in the modern world. I see too many women who buy into the feminist dogma, when it does not match their true goals in life. Current feminist thinking actually says that "being feminine" is a male created stereotype, used to keep women in their place. As long as you believe this, you will not value the traditional housewife. Obviously, if you don't value the work, you will find another career that you do value. Mainstream society does not value housewives and its pity and contempt for the housewife is painfully obvious. Here's the reality that you are rejecting: a housewife often loves her job because she loves her family. Cooking, cleaning, and nurturing your family is an act of love. It is not exalted as it should be.