> Society can't expect the value of labor to remain the same if you double the supply by adding women to it. This sounds funny if you think about it. Women fo

> Society can't expect the value of labor to remain the same if you double the supply by adding women to it. This sounds funny if you think about it. Women fought a long time for emancipation which also means they have the same obligations w.r.t work and other activities. Now they work and the market corrected itself to account for the new labor supply. In the end: No one won except companies. Sounds like a bad deal in general. - - - I don't think that emancipation is bad. I think it's a good thing and necessary for social progress. But I think it's hilarious that good intentions can have these unwanted consequences. I don't want to offend anyone, but I'm too cynical to not laugh about it.