Traditional female gender roles center around women's "roles' as wives and mothers. When a woman leaves adolescence, she is expected to get married and have children. Although a traditional woman may work prior to marriage, she is not expected to defer marriage for work goals. And soon after marriage, she is expected to be "expecting." Once married, she is expected to devote her energies to her hus¬band and family and to find her meaning as a woman by fulfilling her roles as wife and mother. Within the household, she is expected to subordinate herself to her husband.
