Even in Odyssey most of the wives/mothers have jobs. I'm not sure why Phil Lollar even said Connie would quit her job except a) that's what Connie debated on doing when she considered marrying Mitch. and b) a jab at the fans, basically saying "you don't want this, fans... Connie will be a shell of herself."
I think "submit" is misunderstood or at least over focused on in conservative communities. In the same commonly quoted verse, it also says husbands love your wife, and I 100% believe that means supporting your wife with what she enjoys and that can include career (but also hobbies, dreams, friendships, volunteer opportunities and you name it).
Yes, of course, wives should support their husbands too, but I think you hit is exactly when you said "supportive role." There is a difference between support and supportive role, as that latter implies always have a secondary role in the story/life.
Joanne isn't the only character that's personalty was "erased" when she got married. Katrina's character was also diminished when she got married. She was originally introduced as incredibly smart and quirky in a way that matches Eugene. She became much more generic after she got married -- was still a teacher but nothing that makes her stand out. Eugene, on the other hand, kept his quirks... and his struggles.
All of the wife/mother characters have less personality than the husband/father characters. Consider memorable traits in Mary Barclay, Elaine Washington, Ava Parker, or even Doris Rathebone... when compared to their husband characters. The pattern is clear.
It does feel that the writers believe that "submit" and "support" reduces a wife to a single ideal personality (which is basically not having much of a personality on her own, just kindness and backing her husband's story).
I doubt it is intentional from the writers honestly... it's more of a combination of their beliefs and their subconscious bias.
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