If you thought this was an argument to put women back into the home in the role of housewife, then you either didn’t read it very closely, or you are projecting. It is a recognition of the housewife role (no matter who fulfills it) and the economic and emotional contributions the housewife role has made to our society, as well as a challenge for us, as a culture, to appreciate this role (no matter who fulfills it) and create social structures that support the housewives of the world (no matter who fulfills those roles).