Best career for women ?

It have heard from a lot of people thathe teaching profession is the best profession for females. Teaching in a university is often looked at as the best way to balance family and employment. The apparent less hours demanded of a university teacher make the profession lucrative, especially for a mother with young kids. Somehow, I disagree and I feel strongly that for building any career, there is no shortcut. If one wants to have just a nice cushiony job and the feeling that one is employed, any option is fine. However, if one is interested in building a career, one has to invest the time and the energy for it. Even in teaching, if one wishes to excel, one will need to spend considerable time in learning and exploring, research and industrial projects. Sure, there may be a way out when one just teaches by rote and devotes a couple of hours every week and gets away with it by still being able to draw salary. But I am not sure if this is leading to a teacher whom students look upto and who is an expert in her field.