* In ''{{Airplane}} II: The Sequel'', an early indication that we're not supposed to like Elaine's current man (aside from him not being Ted Stryker, of course) is that he very seriously expects her to quit her rewarding job as a computer officer on board the first passenger shuttle and start making babies.

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* Joanne Bertin's ''The Last Dragonlord'' has Maurynna, recently made a ship's captain and loving the work, find out that she is actually a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent weredragon]], meaning she has to leave that work and go to the place where weredragons live with her OneTrueLove. In ''Dragon and Phoenix" she's not happy about giving up her ship and makes this clear repeatedly, getting angry with her true love when she finds out that even if she hadn't been required to give up her ship, he would have tried to convince her. For her the issue is of freedom versus love, and as much as she appreciates the love she misses the freedom. In the end she doesn't get her ship back, but she does get the ability to [[VoluntaryShapeshifting take her dragon form at will and fly]], which helps.
* In ''Literature/TheGirlsSeries'' by JacquelineWilson, there's a subplot where Ellie's father and stepmother Anna argue because Anna has launched her own business and doesn't have so much time to be at home. Ellie also accuses her father of forcing her mother to give up her career, even though he says that Ellie's mother ''wanted'' to stay at home.

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* Sarah in ''BrothersAndSisters'' constantly struggles with this. Originally she was a working mom with her husband staying at home to take care of the kids. After her divorce, she lost the job with the family business, her ex tried to take custody away from her because of how long she works, and she increased the hours she puts in because she started working for an internet start-up. 
* Helen of ''{{Daria}}'' deals with this too. She wants to be the perfect lawyer, mother, and wife, but tends to ignore the latter two in favour of work and her daughters' needs are often brushed off. To the show's credit, the general aesop seems to be that Helen is over working herself by choice as a means of generating self satisfaction due to the emotional neglect she received from her own mother and this behaviour is what is negative, not the fact that she's a working mom.
* In the 2008 U.S. presidential election, VP candidate SarahPalin was often criticized for "neglecting" the needs of her family, even though BarackObama has two young daughters himself.
** This typically happens with most female politicians who have young kids; people usually use "concern for their children" as an excuse to dismiss a female candidate. Because, you know, [[SarcasmMode fathers don't need to play any role in parenthood other than being the breadwinner]].

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* The United States during WorldWarII. Just because you're working 12 hour shifts in a factory "to free a man to fight" doesn't mean you don't owe it to your family to provide a nutritious home-cooked breakfast and supper, plus pack a balanced lunch, plus keep the house spotless, plus take care of the Victory Garden ....
* On the TruthInTelevision side, there may be more to that sarcastic remark about husbands helping around the house than you might think-studies show that women who choose career and leave the husband at home to do the jobs traditionally assigned to housewives tend to lose respect for said husbands and divorce them. DoubleStandard indeed.
** This could be related to a RealWomenNeverWearDresses way of thinking- there are certainly many women out there who want to pursue careers out of personal fulfilment/enjoyment, but some choose to have a career solely because they believe that 'housewife' is an inferior role (rather than getting the true point of feminism- being able to choose your path rather than being automatically expected to be a housewife). If you avoid taking the housewife role because you think it's demeaning and don't respect it, why would you think differently about others who take that role?

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* In issue 30 of the [[TheSilverAgeOfComics Silver Age]] ''GreenLantern'' comic, [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Katma Tui]] decides to resign from the Green Lantern Corps to be with fellow Korugarian Imi Kann. Hal Jordan stages a fake monster attack on Korugar to test her loyality as a Green Lantern. Katma ends up attempting to save Hal instead of her fiance, proving that her career was more important than family.
* This was the central theme of an episode of ''TwiceInALifetime''. A man convinces his wife to give up her career to stay home and take care of their daughter while he climbs the corporate ladder. The result is that the marriage falls apart, the daughter grows up to be a delinquent and his career goes nowhere. When the guy is given the chance to go back in time and fix things, he realizes that his wife was great at her job and on the fast track for a major promotion. He convinces his past self that the right choice is for him to stay home and support her. In the new timeline their marriage is saved, the wife is a successful corporate executive, the daughter had a happy childhood and is now going to college and he found his own happiness as a stay-at-home dad. 
* This was addressed in an early episode of ''KingOfTheHill''. When Bobby is diagnosed with ADD (though it's heavily implied that he was just having far too much sugar) Old-fashioned Hank suggests that Peggy quit her job as a substitute teacher and become a stay-at-home mom to give Bobby more attention. Peggy reluctantly agrees and stays home, but quickly grows bored. By the end of the episode, Hank realizes that Peggy isn't happy when she has so little to do and supports her decision to return to teaching.
* Joanne Bertin's ''The Last Dragonlord'' has Maurynna, recently made a ship's captain and loving the work, find out that she is actually a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent weredragon]], meaning she has to leave that work and go to the place where weredragons live with her OneTrueLove. In ''Dragon and Phoenix" she's not happy about giving up her ship and makes this clear repeatedly, getting angry with her true love when she finds out that even if she hadn't been required to give up her ship, he would have tried to convince her. For her the issue is of freedom versus love, and as much as she appreciates the love she misses the freedom. In the end she doesn't get her ship back, but she does get the ability to [[VoluntaryShapeshifting take her dragon form at will and fly]], which helps.
* Sadly averted in {{Archer}}. Malory prioritizes her career over her son, leaving Woodhouse to raise young Sterling. On the rare occasions when she did spend time with him, she usually tormented him in order to teach him a lesson.
* In ''Literature/TheGirlsSeries'' by JacquelineWilson, there's a subplot where Ellie's father and stepmother Anna argue because Anna has launched her own business and doesn't have so much time to be at home. Ellie also accuses her father of forcing her mother to give up her career, even though he says that Ellie's mother ''wanted'' to stay at home.

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* This was addressed in an early episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. When Bobby is diagnosed with ADD (though it's heavily implied that he was just having far too much sugar) Old-fashioned Hank suggests that Peggy quit her job as a substitute teacher and become a stay-at-home mom to give Bobby more attention. Peggy reluctantly agrees and stays home, but quickly grows bored. By the end of the episode, Hank realizes that Peggy isn't happy when she has so little to do and supports her decision to return to teaching.
* Sadly averted in ''{{WesternAnimation/Archer}}''. Malory prioritizes her career over her son, leaving Woodhouse to raise young Sterling. On the rare occasions when she did spend time with him, she usually tormented him in order to teach him a lesson.

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* In the 2008 U.S. presidential election, VP candidate SarahPalin was often criticized for "neglecting" the needs of her family, even though BarackObama has two young daughters himself.
** This typically happens with most female politicians who have young kids; people usually use "concern for their children" as an excuse to dismiss a female candidate. Because, you know, [[SarcasmMode fathers don't need to play any role in parenthood other than being the breadwinner]].
* The United States during WorldWarII. Just because you're working 12 hour shifts in a factory "to free a man to fight" doesn't mean you don't owe it to your family to provide a nutritious home-cooked breakfast and supper, plus pack a balanced lunch, plus keep the house spotless, plus take care of the Victory Garden ....
* On the TruthInTelevision side, there may be more to that sarcastic remark about husbands helping around the house than you might think-studies show that women who choose career and leave the husband at home to do the jobs traditionally assigned to housewives tend to lose respect for said husbands and divorce them. DoubleStandard indeed.
** This could be related to a RealWomenNeverWearDresses way of thinking- there are certainly many women out there who want to pursue careers out of personal fulfilment/enjoyment, but some choose to have a career solely because they believe that 'housewife' is an inferior role (rather than getting the true point of feminism- being able to choose your path rather than being automatically expected to be a housewife). If you avoid taking the housewife role because you think it's demeaning and don't respect it, why would you think differently about others who take that role?

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