Women aren't to blame

There is absolutely no doubt that women play a completely different role in society to fifty years ago. Women are much more career-minded and open to opportunities they could only have dreamed about years ago. At the same time we have this society shift, there are also many more single-parents than ever be before, causing a breakdown of the traditional family structure of mom and dad and the kids. Now stay at home dads are on the rise while some mothers become the main source of finance for the family with their careers. With the breakdown of the traditional family structure some believe that mothers going out to work and being more career-minded is causing this effect. I believe that it may contribute to it in certain situations but there are also other aspects that have caused the breakdown of the traditional family.
The conservative view might take the stand that women are far better than men at caring for a family and the house and therefore women should be less career-minded and concentrate on the home and the kids. However this view doesn’t fit into the real world. Can a family now afford for a woman not to work? Women should be able to work with a family if they wish, just like men, but should also work at making sure their career also allows them to give time to their family and children because this is where a problem could come into place.
Another argument is that consumerism is to blame for a breakdown in family life, longer opening hours and Sunday trading means less time is often spent in the home with family members participating in their own activities outside of the home, when traditionally Sundays were a time for a Family to spend together.
In conclusion I believe that if a family work together at spending quality time with each other then their should be no reason why women working is contributing the traditional family breakdown. Consumerism, single and gay parents and changing values is to blame.