Why is it never said that the really crucial function, the really important role that women serve as housewives is <em>to buy more things for the hou… - Betty Friedan

The problem that has no name (which is simply the fact that American women are kept from growing to their full human capacities) is taking a far greater toll on the physical and mental health of our country than any known disease.

The future homemaker trains for her role within the home, but the boy prepares for his by being given more independence outside the home, by his taking a “paper route” or a summer job. A provider will profit by independence, dominance, aggressiveness, competitiveness.8

When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity, she finally began to enjoy being a woman.