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There should be a system that every n years you get a 6-month paid sabbatical that can be used for any purpose - studying, traveling, having a kid, anything. Be
by gaius 8y ago
There should be a system that every n years you get a 6-month paid sabbatical that can be used for any purpose - studying, traveling, having a kid, anything. Because consider two women, one who wants kids and one who doesn’t. Why should woman 2 be disadvantaged? Isn’t that the exact opposite of equality?
- gumby 8y agoThe point is that none should be disadvantaged.
- gaius 8y agoExactly. So decouple the time off from the reproduction.
- zimablue 8y agoThat's actually a pretty clever idea, nice.
- paulryanrogers 8y agoDoesn't this encourage terminating employees before that N year, unless they are absolutely essential?
- gaius 8y agoWell it’s already illegal to sack a woman immediately that she announces she’s pregnant, so I guess this would come under the same thing. For both men and women obv.