To me, this increases the value of family, the very important human work needed to help new people thrive.

Perhaps we may continue to see expansion in gender role freedom.

The human work is always there and the people who do it are often undervalued. Maybe that will change too.

> Imagine how many great minds the world lost to societal rules about women staying home and not having careers.

Everyone has right to choose one thing between career & family.

Society should not control each person on this choice.

World not lost nothing on the result choice because invention/research never exists.

Eh? If you actually read what you quoted you'd see that she tried to secure a position but failed and resigned to be a homemaker. There is no indication that it was anything to do with "societal rules". If men don't succeed in getting the position they want they too take on a less favourable role because they have to.

You're really grasping at straws looking for things to be outraged by here.

Although I made the comment based on the quote about a particular woman, I was thinking more generally in my comment. The kind of feeling she had about staying home is echoed many times over by other women I'm sure.

Thank you for concern at my level of outrage but I'll be fine.

This pandering to women will not help you get laid. Just let people do what they want. 99% of women don't want to do difficult jobs. The ones that do already have those jobs because guys like you giving them preferential treatment are everywhere.

Have you considered that "societal rules" may have been the predominant reason she tried and failed to find suitable employment?

Or perhaps she was not good enough and was not given any preferential treatment.

The body of work described in her obit would suggest that this was not the case.