John Stuart Mill clearly explains how the subjection of women came about in this sentence,.

             "It arose from the fact that from the very earliest twilight of human society, every woman (owing to the value attached to her by men, combined with her inferiority in muscular strength) was found in a state of bondage to some man." (Feminist Frameworks, 1984).

             Thus the subjection of women was not a calculated move towards efficiency or happiness, except towards the happiness of men. .

             The search for a job is, for a woman, much more difficult than if she were a man. Firstly, women are less likely to have studied science, engineering or computers and thus the type of jobs they are capable of doing are narrowed. And even if a woman applies for a job for which she possesses all the necessary qualifications, if a man with the same qualifications were to apply for the job, chances are that the man would get it. Women who entered paid work are always expected to get married eventually and "settle down". As such, employers tend to be prejudice against employing women workers for the fear of having to take the trouble to re-employ workers when they leave to get married or give birth. The problems or discriminations do not merely end there when a woman finds a job. In many jobs, women still suffer discrimination in terms of wages and promotional opportunities, not to mention sexual harassment in some cases. Thus, a woman in the working world would have to take all these problems in her stride to survive. Alternatively, she could seek refuge in marriage and escape from the harsh conditions of paid employment. However, a woman who does this might just be running into a more lethal trap. .

             For the single woman, no matter how tough her working life is, whether she did or did not enjoy her job, at least she has the freedom of movement to a certain degree. The housewife, on the other hand, has limited her horizons to that of within the house and the family.