This subject comes up between my husband and I frequently, as we have 2 daughters and one on the way. We were just talking about it this morning, in fact.
A summary of what our conclusions are:
-If our daughters are unmarried and not in a convent, we will encourage them to stay under our roof until they have either a convent or a husband from whom they will receive their covering from. There is plenty of work to do around the homestead, and jobs that don't require having to work in the public arena around men. Tutoring, music lessons, seemstress work, etc. All of these can be done within the home.
-University will not be encouraged or funded by us. If they do wish for more than a highschool education, let it be of a useful sort to help her in the education of her children, or to learn some sort of trade that could bring in more income if the family fell on dire financial times. They don't need to go to a university, and most generally not even a small community college campus to get this kind of training. It can be online or apprenticing, etc.
One thing that we've discussed, that does leave us a bit perplexed, is women going to college to be in the health profession. I know how thankful I am that there are women doctors who I can go to for womens health issues and for delivering babies. My husband despises male OBGYN's, and I would rather risk my health than to willingly go to one. Yet at the same time, we would highly discourage our daughters for ever thinking of entering the work force for that purpose. Can we discuss this topic here, or should it be another thread?