What is the role of women in society nowadays?

Today, gender roles are changing as a result of modernity and its effects on life. While in the past, women the world over were mainly caregivers with roles centered around the home, today they even take on those roles that are considered traditionally male. Roles in areas such as caregiving are, however, still dominated largely by women. For instance, the United States Department of Labor states that the top ten occupation types dominated by women today are speech-language pathologists, preschool and kindergarten teachers, dental hygienists, medical transcriptionists, dental assistants, childcare workers, hairdressers and cosmetologists, secretaries and administrative assistants, medical assistants, and nutritionists. It appears that women still dominate occupations that were traditionally female, such as the beauty industry, caregiving, and teaching. They have also made strides in some traditionally male fields, such as architecture, production work, farming, and computer occupations. However, fields such as oil and gas mining and mechanic work are still predominantly male.
Also, the number of women taking up formal employment away from home has increased. According to the US Department of Labor women comprise 46.9% of the total national workforce. This means that many women are no longer just stay at home mothers. However, most employed women also double up as workers in their homes, doing household chores and taking care of their families.
The increasing number of female single parents has meant that women must sometimes be the sole breadwinners of their families – a role assigned to men in the past. This has led to more women seeking formal education as a means towards better employment opportunities.