I’d see women sometimes in beautiful, glamorous dresses and think, "I wish I was brave enough to wear that".'Ī single mother for some time, after her marriage ended, her independence gave her more confidence and she met Allan online seven years ago. 'As a bigger girl, I never wanted to draw attention to myself. I was going through life in a haze and was always painfully shy. But, looking back, I can see I wasn’t happy then. 'Previously, I lived a very feminist, independent life. Leaving school with no qualifications, Jayne threw herself into work, eventually becoming a retail manager – a demanding role which often meant her working such long hours she did not get home until 10pm.īut, after having her son, who is now 12, with her ex-husband, she decided to become a mature student - returning to college, sitting A levels and landing a place at university, studying Japanese language and culture.Īlways taking on new challenges, next she pursued her love of swimming and retrained so she could teach the sport, saying: 'I’ve done lots of different things in my life. Jayne said people loved her 1950s look, especially members of the elderly who could appreciate her sense of style Still earning what she calls 'pin money' for the family, Jayne had hoped to one day opening her own swimming school, but lockdown has given her the chance to become a full-time housewife - even dressing in 1950s gear and using vintage appliances - and she no longer wants to return to work again. Part of a growing movement of so-called ‘tradwives’ - short for traditional wives - Jayne Hall, 45, of Blyth, Northumberland, chooses to be a homemaker, adhering to old-fashioned gender stereotypes which cast men as ‘breadwinners’ and charged women with creating domestic bliss for their partners.Ī retail manager before studying Japanese at university and eventually becoming a swimming teacher, Jayne's ambitions did a U-turn as she went from working full-time to part-time to focus on cooking and cleaning for her partner, Allan, who works in engineering, and their sons from previous relationships. A super-bright career woman who studied Japanese at university but quit work to become a fully-fledged 1950s-style housewife has rebutted critics who call her 'anti-feminist, 'saying she is 'happier than ever.'
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