They can be.In fact women are housemaker.Our progressive society and eternal greed some times act for changing rules.Well if a woman wants to work and she is happy then no issues.But if she is forced to work or ‘expected’ to contribute to ever increasing urban demands, then a strict no.

Being a homemaker is a daunting task in itself.Home is a full time job with no sick leaves or Sunday.Traditionally men were bread winners and women were homemakers. Perspective have changed due to availability of jobs requiring soft skills more than purely labor oriented physical labor.Thus it’s entirely a personal preference now.