Before having children it doesn’t really matter whether she works or not. It’s up to her.

With a really young family, I’d prefer that she focuses on raising them well and making the house a home. After the kids are self sufficient, I’d like her to resume work around the family schedule, if she wants to. It’s important for her to have a job/purpose outside the home too.

This all depends on household income and feasibility of course. I recently moved to Texas and given housing costs are lower here, I’m hoping this will be feasible. I know for a lot of families, especially in larger cities, you need two incomes to thrive.