Yes, I totally agree woman are nurturers and in the past they traditionally stayed at home, and I would never argue that staying at home to look after children isn't a full time, difficult job. In fact, I plan to take this role up myself in the near future.

But the crux of the matter is in your last sentence - it's up to the woman to choose. I take issue with askme's assertion that women have been "trapped" into working, as if they're being forced to. The whole tone of the comment implied that women should know their place and not be going out to work, which is definitely an "old fashioned" notion.