wow - I started reading this thread thinking...."as a woman how do I feel about this article" and I have finished reading this thread thinking "what a bunch of angry comments".
As a WOMAN I really think this article hit a couple of points and missed many for me. I know I find it hard to juggle parenting and work sometimes, but in an ideal society, this is a juggle that could have been shared between both parents if it is desired. I know a lot of women work due to financial pressures and not due to desire to go out and work, but I also know a lot of women who love their jobs and the freedom from housework/child raising.
Personally, I think feminism was more about freedom from repression and choice. Hopefully respect and fairness too.
We are all gifted individually from our God and we are all wanting different things from our lives as a result... doesn't that mean we all want different things from our spouses as well?
What is undesirable is a society where women are second rate citizens and have no rights... surely feminism was about release from this slavery and recognition of our rights, our opinions and our safety (women in Afghanistan have a mortality rate of 1 in 11 in childbirth... they have no access to healthcare)... Women need to be active in the workplace ensuring rights and equality for these things. To me that is what feminism is about.
Personal relationships? what is one person's dust, is another person's gold - go for a good fit for you as an individual... not according to some strange article about boxing people into roles...
As a woman, I am strong, independant, slightly intelligent, soft hearted, prone to crying, very able to get on and get things done with a strength I never knew I had... but I still want a stronger version for my partner, so that I can respect him. NOT a wimp who can't look after children, won't cook, can't clean, has no sensitivity and earns all of the freedom and money!! But someone who can share the load while I completely respect him for being a role model!
I LOVE being an at home mum and especially while my kids are small I am EXTREMELY protective over them and find it hard to leave them with others... Not all of my friends feel the same way. Some can't wait to go back to work and have a break! As my children get older I am enjoying going back to study and finding expression in myself as an individual again... being a full time mother had definitely called me to put myself on pause for a little while... I'm so glad I live in a society where I have the freedom to do both as I need to... PRAISE GOD