Letters | 4 February 2012

A woman’s work

Sir: I enjoyed Andrew M. Brown’s article on the rise of the ‘Dalis’ (28 January). As the working wife of a man who earns more than I do, I drew comfort from the fact that more and more women are becoming the main breadwinners. At the same time, it is irritating to think of all those useless men sitting about dreaming while their wives slave away from home. Perhaps we will all eventually reach the same conclusion as our more militant sisters — we don’t really need men at all.
Florence Hayden-Smith
Hampshire

Sir: How typical to find that, at a time when women’s magazines endlessly discuss whether the gentler sex can ‘have it all’ (by all they mean a job, a family, and happiness), ‘Dali’ men are the ones having things entirely their way. They get income without the work, the satisfaction of family life, and the freedom to pursue their dreams.