No, feminism was "invented" because WW2 brought women into the primetime workforce. They didn't have a husband to support them during the war and many didn't have them afterwards. This created a need for more equality due the creation of single income families lead by women. Further on down the line, as the dual income family became the norm from average income not following inflation and cost of living, the desire of equality increased. Ya know, being a woman, I wish I could find a man who could support a family on just his income doing an average job. I would happily take care of the house and kids so he could relax when he came home from work. But that's not the world we live in anymore, and that's not how I was raised. I pull my weight and I would expect my partner to do the same.