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Great, well I guess that one anecdote overrides a careful study by the Harvard department of Economics.
by abalone 8y ago
Great, well I guess that one anecdote overrides a careful study by the Harvard department of Economics.
- stcredzero 8y agoOf course it doesn't. I simply admire my friend for bucking the typical trend. (And boosting her income by doing so.)
- abalone 8y agoThis implies it is a choice on the part of the woman, when the study mentions it may very well be due to sexist gender roles regarding childcare. Hopefully you don’t congratulate successful minority friends for “bucking the typical trend.”
- stcredzero 8y agoThis implies it is a choice on the part of the woman Which is literally what my friend told me on the matter. She deliberately chose to work less convenient hours with longer shifts for a higher pay rate. Hopefully you don’t congratulate successful minority friends for “bucking the typical trend.” I would so congratulate Jeremy Lin for doing so. It seems as though you have a particular problematic preconceived notion of what a minority trend is. Just who are you imagining when you write, “bucking the typical trend?”
- dang 8y agoPlease follow the site guidelines, which ask: "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html