In the 1950’s America expected mothers to stay home with their children while Daddies went to work and made all the money the family would need to survive. Today is so different. It is a two income economy (. . . to coin a phrase) in the U.S. In order for families to survive they must plan to have two incomes. And usually the families are limited to a couple of planned out children who receive their education from professional educators.
If you’re a Christian with a family and want to approach raising your children in the most wholesome way, you will suffer financial persecution! Here are some of the desires and realities of some of the most conservative families:
1. desire: homeschool their children
2. desire: allow God to choose when and how many children they will have
3. desire: the mother to stay home
4. reality: the husband must have a career in which he can get more money as the years go by
5. reality: insurance is very costly but is needed
This is the truth almost always, the mother while raising the children for 20 or so years will need to have an income. (This is especially difficult when you have one or more children in the preschool age range.)

In Titus 2 it says the younger women should be keepers at home. I used to think I was almost sinning as I worked 10 years at a factory but it provided insurance for our fmaily (two children with pre-existing conditions).
The greatly respected Elizabeth Elliot (Back to the Bible) said this about women working outside the home:
Because I want to be faithful to what Scripture does say I often refer to that passage which tells me, as an older woman, what I am supposed to say to younger women: Titus 2:3-5. But, they want to know, is it wrong for a single mother to work? Is it wrong for a woman who has no children at home to work? Is it wrong for a woman to work because her husband insists on it? The last question is not quite so difficult, since a wife must submit and trust the results to God. I cannot answer the first two. So, for you who so far have found it necessary to work I want to offer some encouragement and comfort.
1. “My God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19, NIV). Just remember that God must be the judge of your needs. Being wise, powerful and loving, He can be fully trusted to do just what He says.
2. You only know what you have to do today. None of us knows the future. Be faithful today–do your work faithfully, thoroughly, honestly, and gratefully. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving” (Colossians 3:23-24, NIV).
3. Be a lady. Betty Greene, pilot during World War II and later with Mission Aviation Fellowship, told me, “I made up my mind if I was to ‘make it in a man’s world,’ I had to be a lady.” A true lady is recognized and respected by men. Keep your honor, your distance, and your close touch with God. He will protect you.
4. If you are truly abandoned to the Lord, He will show you if/when He has a different assignment for you. Stay in touch with Him.