People's expectations have changed. One wage is no longer sufficient to supply all the electronic gadets, cars and holidays we've come to take for granted. Not to mention the small fortunes United Statesians send to televangelists.
You ignore the large numbers of women who've suffered mental illnesses such as depression though being subjugated into the nice mumsy housewife rôle you'd love us all to take on. The fact that these pressures have made women ill is well documented, by male (Raymond Murphy) as wel as female sociologists/psychologists/psychiatrists.
It makes sense that if you have two able bodied, capable people able to fulfil their potential and contribute to the economy, they should have the opportunity to do so. Child care facilities in turn provide employment which aids the economy, as well providing children with the healthy experience of sharing and interacting with other kids which compliments family life. The guilt thrown at working women for "ignoring" their children is of course bullcrap. Crèches provide stimulation and a pre-school education they don't get at home with one mother (who invariably in your world has to sit them in front of the TV while she gets the roast in the oven and slippers by the fire).
It's useless citing anecdotal examples of this successful woman here and the woman who was a happy housewife there. Women have to prove themselves twice over to be successful, and there will always be some women who enjoy staying at home to raise kids and cook hubby's supper - more power to their CHOICE, for I am all in favour of choice, but please keep your moralistic claptrap to yourself. Maybe you're frightened of independent women Fonzy? Threatened by a woman who can hold her own? Yeah, lifes easier with a "groovy chick" isn't it?
You know, I wouldn't be surprised if "Happy Days" was concoted by the US government. Lets feed them this s*it about "cool" kids who go home to their happy families, eat apple pie and go to church. And we'll throw in this "rebel" Fonz who's actually a sexist prat (Henry Winkler is an ugly ****er - one of the few men on this planet I wouldn't sleep with) and they'll think that's daring. What a womderful rôle model for tomorrows great United Statesian citizens. Oh, only the white ones though. Sad nation.