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The way the question is worded might lead one to believe that children are the woman's alone. They may or may not be. Certainly the child had a father, but that's biology. As to actual parenting,what's wrong with the idea that the couple make the decision as to who stays home with the kids (if anyone at all)? And to accommodate the different relationships we are seeing in this day and age,whatever the parents (whatever mix of genders they may be) decide together is far more important that just the assigning of domestic responsibility for the children to the woman by some kind of default.Women have raised children throughout history. This was done in the past because of some notion of the man as the hunter who is away hunting. And later on it may have continued through tradition, or anyother standard which might be called into play. And it's easy to see why. But there are different options available today that can facilitate new arrangements for bringing up children. There is a"smoking gun" that is on point to the issue - lots of couples (who are parents) today are both working full time.
It is far an away more important that the parents are fully involved in the rearing ofthe children, each according to their ability, skills and the agreements between the parents. Some yokes are equal, some are not. But what is best for the child under the circumstances should weighheaviest in decisions where there are so many trade offs like there are in contemporary society.
There was at one point the submission of the idea that it takes a village to raise a child. George Carlin,a thinking critic of society, said that's nonsense. He offered that it takes two caring, involved parents. The late Mr. Carlin is not incorrect. In fact, he has hit the nail on the head.

 Nazipolicies toward women strongly encouraged them to stay at home to bear children and keep house. In a September 1934 speech to the National Socialist Women's Organization, Adolf Hitler argued that for the...