Traditional thinking dictated that women would move with the husbands when they got a job transfer, but people haven't necessarily thought like that these last few years.
この場合、次のような言い方ができますよ。
ーTraditional thinking dictated that women would move with their husbands when they got a job transfer, but people haven't necessarily thought like that these last few years.
「従来の考えは、女性は夫が転勤になったら一緒についていくものだったが、ここ数年人々は必ずしもそのようには考えなくなった」
Traditional thinking dictated that ..., but ... these last few years. で「従来の考え方は〜だったけど、ここ数年は〜」のように言えます。
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