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Are you assuming men and women are not choosing these roles freely or are you suggesting to force them to do things they do not want to do?
by searealist 9y ago
Are you assuming men and women are not choosing these roles freely or are you suggesting to force them to do things they do not want to do?
- toomuchtodo 9y agoAlong those lines: "The Retro Wife: Feminists who say they’re having it all—by choosing to stay home." http://nymag.com/news/features/retro-wife-2013-3/ http://nymag.com/news/features/retro-wife-2013-3/
- aaronblohowiak 9y agoI think you can change biases, incentives and cultural norms to influence people's choices. Current cultural norms guide people into an inefficient allocation.
- tomp 9y agoIf the distribution of skill is independent of sex (your assumption, if I understand correctly), why do you think the allocation is inefficient? If less women and more men were primary caregivers, then the outcome would be exactly the same as it is now, because skill is independent of sex.
- Dylan16807 9y agoYou're assuming that the primary caregiver will be randomly chosen. aaronblohowiak is assuming that the parent with better professional skills is more likely to work professionally, and the parent with better child-rearing skills is more likely to be the primary caregiver. This would lead to better outcomes everywhere.