Most of the jobs women held were the same type of jobs they would do as a housewife, such as nanny, teacher, or cook. Unfortunately for them, once married, they had to quit their jobs to become devoted housewives to their husbands, as Chummy did in Episode 1, Series 3 of Call the Sagewife (Episode 1, Series 3). Their lives would revolve around their husband and home, as a woman's role is domestic, but many found it difficult to give up their careers. They didn't want to be defined as just a mother or a wife. Due to the lack of birth control, having children was an inevitable part of married life, as shown in Episode 5 of Series 2 (Episode 5, Series 2). Creating and raising children was considered the most important thing about being a woman. Abortion was still an abomination for women