I would say it's because most women like to have a roof over their heads and food on the table. The rent fairy never visited my home. The utility companies and grocery stores don't give things out for free to single women. If you are offended by the idea of me working then I will send you an address where you can send support checks. I wouldn't want to make you unhappy:-)
(I would say more, but I think I may get decked already.)
Sweetie, you're not within reach;-)
Everyone does have a right to make a living. That's not a problem. But the whole issue had me thinking. Why does everyone insist on the university so much? It's not for everyone. And it doesn't necessarily guarantee one's wisdom or financial stability. I know of a couple of people who either didn't finish or never went to college for a degree and are doing reasonably well after going to a trade school. Not rich, but they're doing fine with a nice house and two cars.
Wanting to learn is understandable, but then we have to learn the right stuff. And in these times, what we need to learn isn't necessarily found in a leftist campus of "higher" learning. And we should go to college for the right reasons, too. I know there's more to it than that, but from what I've seen personally, I agree with the assessment that college education has been overrated. And we don't even here a peep about vocations to the priesthood or religious orders. Isn't that a great way towards proper learning and proper formation? An honorable way to live, also.
Someone had once said that a woman who decided to persue a religious vocation was twice a woman. Or something along those lines. . .