>>Part of it is attraction, but it's also part pragmatic.

Understandable, Why.. Continue reading..

>>Women are still the ones that, disproportionately, compromise their careers to take care of children.

Sorry. women 'want' to compromise their careers and take care of the kids. I'm not saying raising kids isn't tough.

But most men I know will happily stay back at home and take care of the kids, if the their wives would take up all the financial problems/responsibilities of the home.

'Compared'(and compared to raising kids) what you have to do make the financial ends meet. I would say most women will pick raising kids. That's more or less is a no brainer.