> Women are more likely to take time out of the workforce to care for family/children, which can result in lower pay when they return. I mean, what do you prop

> Women are more likely to take time out of the workforce to care for family/children, which can result in lower pay when they return. I mean, what do you propose should be done to combat this? Should people who put more time into their career not be rewarded more? Further, you don't even need women to take time out more often from the workforce for there to be a problem. The current Median Age at Marriage for the USA[0] shows that men marry women about ~2 years younger. Assuming that both partners take equal time to care for the family, and assuming both partners started their careers at the same time, the moment the average married couple gets a baby they will skew ~3 career years(~2 + pregnancy) towards the man, until they get close to retirement age. Even if they split the family effort equally, those 3 years on average will still be in favor of the man, accruing more career experience and thus better pay. How do you propose to fight this issue? [0] - http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/12/14/barely-half-of-u-s-adults-are-married-a-record-low/ http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/12/14/barely-half-of-u-s...