imi, expalin to me how would one's career cause his/her family to break apart??!! what is the connection??! but lets say tehre is a remote connection. my family hates me because i go to work every morning, because i don't stay in my room and cook for them and because i bring an extra unneeded income to the family...well i will try to convince them. i cannot give up either. i cant'. if they decide that they will disown me because i go to work, then i will stay home. however, you men seem to believe that high profile career or career oriented women cause families to break apart, they cannot handle responsibilities etc? whilst traditional housewives who stay home and look after thier children automatically implies a wonderful family life, good mother, great household ..so on and so forth. i have not done research on this, but here is what i think: tradtionally women were under men's bondage. taht is still the case in most of third world countires, including nepal. they are socially, economically and even psychologically depedent on thier male counterparts. Therefore, they are/were forced to be the silent bearers of everything, even if their husbands beat them up, use profane language, etc etc. tehy were expected to take that all siltenly and they still do. it was not because they were wonderful housewives, creating harmony in teh family, but because they did not have a choice. if they fought with thier husbands, what would happen to them? if tehy went to their maitas, they cannot stay there for too long, neighbors begin talking,....there are many social costs to pay for if a woman refuses to be silent and take actions against her husbands. sure occassional fights are a part of any marraige whether that involves career women or not, but these women who just stay at home and work for thier families did not really ahve much of choice other than to be submissive. on teh other hand, career women are more indepedent in every retrospect. so perhaps, they are more outspoken, and can afford to speak out against thier husband and even his family, even need be it. it is not because she cannot juggle two responsiblities at once??? where is the evidence to prove that?? but again, like i said before, every marraige is unique.