Because of the history following Louis XIV of the Bourbon dynasty, many Anglo-Saxons, as well as people of other nations, believed people in France to be very open-minded.
Perhaps films, novels, and other "works" contained rather more explicit content, but France was, after all, a Catholic country. Not everyone was like that. Though there was no shortage of libertines like the Marquis de Sade, generally speaking, young women from France were not as skilled at the tricks of a king's mistress as Anglo-Saxon bosses imagined.
Young people from France who left their homeland to work in Britain and America still hoped to advance through their own abilities rather than through connections as they did back home. Yet the "friends" Lucius Malfoy knew still believed women from France were as they imagined them to be. Compared to ability, they preferred youth and beauty.
If a high salary meant success, then women in high-paying positions were absolutely a minority, especially "mothers" after pregnancy and childbirth. The cultural norm of men working outside and women managing the home dictated that women had to stay home and look after children. Perhaps Molly could earn more than Arthur, but the Weasley family still had to rely on Arthur's meager wages to get by.
While people passionately praised Virgin Mary and the greatness of maternal love, they forced living mothers into a helpless choice—they had to give up high-paying jobs and become housewives.
In the chapel behind the Church of Saint Francis Xavier stood a statue of Virgin Mary. Behind it were three murals, and the words "Virgini maria" stood out clearly.
Even without knowing Latin, one could understand what the phrase meant. Every time, Zeus waited until Hera had washed away her age in the Fountain of Youth and regained her virginity before returning to