Betty Friedan’s, essay The Problem That Has No Name, addresses that during the middle of the twentieth century, “books and articles by experts …show more content…
Conflicts between work and family, as well as stresses supporting conventional gender roles, suggest that “homemakers will be happier than working wives (Treas, Lippe, and Tai, 116).” Conversely, Treas states, “arguments [made about] working women [shows they are] happier than homemakers, focus on the benefits of employment, including role expansion, workplace social networks, earned income, and personal fulfillment (Treas, Lippe, and Tai, 116).” Women are expected to work; however, because they still take on the primary responsibility of caring for the children and family, they find themselves trapped in low-paid and low-status jobs. As a result of this, women tend to find part-time jobs to make it easier to juggle both work and caring for the