Motherhood according to Chodorow

In her book The Reproduction of Motherhood Chodorow argues that mothering has become almost a completely female role in our modern society and has become more widespread than ever. In the introduction she states "the ideology of the moral mother has lost some of its Victorian Rigidty, but it has also spread throughout society. Women of all classes are now expected to nurture and support husbands in addition to providing them with food a clean house." With this she is explaining how the role of motherhood has become a little less strict over time but has spread throughout society. I do not completely agree with this. The percentage of women in the labor force has increased dramatically in the last century so I do think it is entirely accurate to say that "women of all classes are expected to nurture in support". I do however agree with the part of the argument that motherhood has become almost completely a female role in our society.