Little did I know, but it turns out that a number of women I know have read and promoted this book for many years - and now they (most notably my own mother) sit and wonder why their husbands don't respect them or even give them the time of day and, for some, their marriages are falling apart by the seams.This book promotes the dumbing-down of women and their roles in society and family. For centuries women have worked alongside men (granted, getting less credit, but working just the same) and only the privileged few could stand idly by while the 'menfolk' talked 'business'. Even my own grandmother worked a full-time job (from which she just retired at the age of 74!), managed to successfully raise three great children and is still happily married after 50+ years.