Why ‘Women Used To Stay at Home’ Is Such a Popular Lie Nowadays
Or: the forgotten history of women’s contributions to our world
Back in the good old days, women didn’t have to leave the cosy confines of their homes and put on their Big Girl shoes to hustle and grind.
Or at least that’s what we have long believed.
And some still do.
The myth that women used to stay home and didn’t have to work ‘back then’ is particularly popular among the red-pilled, conservative and ultra-religious communities today and is sometimes even used as a counter-argument against the liberation of women since the 60s.
If it wasn’t for all that ‘women and men are equal’ nonsense, the logic goes, we’d still be able to spend our days twirling hair, eating pastries, swooning on a sofa, and just enjoying domestic bliss. (And no rights.)
But calling it a ‘myth’ might be a tad too generous.
It’s more of a lie, really.
And a big part of why it persists is that women’s contributions to our world, from ancient times up until the 20th century, are largely forgotten, ignored or considered less important than those of men. Because it’s men who built the world. And it’s men who were always the providers and workers and…
