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There is strong reason to believe the lack of flexibility would hit women much stronger than men. Census that shows 82.6% of custodial single parents are femal
by cassieramen 11y ago
There is strong reason to believe the lack of flexibility would hit women much stronger than men.
Census that shows 82.6% of custodial single parents are female in the United States.
http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p60-237.pdf http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p60-237.pdf
Article summarizing studies that show that even in marriages that attempt to be egalitarian both spouses agree the female ends up taking on more of the household responsibilities.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/31/upshot/millennial-men-find-work-and-family-hard-to-balance.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/31/upshot/millennial-men-find...
- onnoonno 11y agoWell, but then that simply is a choice, isn't it? I would not expect to be paid in full if I work part-time - why should that be true if I would be a woman?
- civilian 11y agoSo--- we should both encourage flexibility in jobs. But we should also encourage a more equal split in custody. If 82.6% of custodial single parents are female, we're doing something wrong.