oomis1105,
You are definitely right. All the feminists may attack me on this, but it is just more natural for a woman to diaper a baby and wash the dishes as it is for the man to drill in a nail and build the succa. Of course you will always find people who are opposite but that is the nature.
In Mitzrayim the women had to do men’s jobs and vice versa and that was the Avodas Perach! But of course I do agree that both spouses should be equal partners (which does not mean they have to do the exact same things). Someone was just telling me the other day that when she had her fifth child (many years ago), she came home from the hospital 2 days later and was washing the dishes, making supper, doing laundry. She did not have any family who could help her. So she had no choice. I was horrified and was thinking WHERE WAS YOUR HUSBAND???
bored@work,
I think “Tzippi” can be voted in as “nicest lady in the coffee room” 🙂 (jk). I think she was just giving a few examples. She was basically asking, is it more chashuv to be in kollel with all the perks for five years or only manage for 2 but without any extras. Of course it could be the other way around as well but I think she was comparing quality vs. quantity. Am I right?