How Conservatives Are Winning Young Women

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The article was originally printed in the New York Times.

Meanwhile high society sent their daughters to university primarily so they could find educated, high society husbands.

An entertaining movie, somewhat relevant to the topic at hand is Westward the Women (1951)--about a group of women traveling via wagon train from Chicago to somewhere out west to marry men they never met. I think that it was fairly common, back in the day. I guess the ladies didn't have any better options in Chicago.

Nowadays, I think that it is primarily Islamic countries that discourage women from pursuing education. Elsewhere, women are basically beating the pants off of men, academically and professionally.

It's not just older folk, on podcasts it's terribly amusing seeing young single men on manosphere platforms talking about finding a woman who will not work as a gem or keeper. At least in Melbourne (a city with one of the highest cost of living in the world) a single income household will guarantee a life of struggle. No sane person here would choose to live this way anymore.

It sure seems like conservatives are only winning a small fraction of young women, they're mostly losing them.

The problem with house-husbands is that they don't know how to maintain a household, so they are pretty much useless. I remember when women tried that, hooking up with men when they earned more, but the men didn't make themselves useful enough for the relationship to continue.

Actually depends, men often have to cover for their partners due to circumstances around childcare/childminding and women being forced to go back to work once they have used up paid/unpaid maternity leave. In the cases I've known
"Mr Mom" does a reasonably decent job.

An interesting observation was the 6.7 per cent increase in the number of babies born in Australia in 2021 from the previous year due to work from home provisions meaning women could now draw a salary while being housebound.

Bit of an overgeneralization, it seems to me. "House husbands" vary, both in how competent they are and how motivated they are. What you say above is likely true in many but not all cases.

An entertaining movie on the subject is My Mr. Wife. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8685802/

When I tried dating I could have supported a traditional wife, but I was too short and not skilled enough in social skills to hook up with someone like that. My father had a stay at home wife that raised two kids.

Instead I have an paid up house, a very nice investment portfolio, and an early retirement.
One of my investment accounts hit a major milestone that most Americans only dream of.

^Given modern divorce rates, you're probably better off that way. Marriage is a risky proposition.

I agree. Let's do it. Keep the world modern.