My DH says that if it wasn't for me being at home and helping our lives run relatively smoothly then he wouldn't be able to work as hard as he does in his job..... So my DH's earning capacity is increased as he achieves targets more easily than those men do
Bath, I reckon this is one of the biggest hurdles facing women who return to work, especially those in professional type jobs. A woman with kids who works in a male domainted field is competing with men who have wives at home, but the working mum has to go home and be a "wife" as well, most of the time. I'm sterotyping for sure, but I think you all get my general drift.