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To someone living in the Netherlands, feminism seems to be turned on its head here. After much pressure to increase participation, lots of women simply argue fo
by danieldk 16y ago
To someone living in the Netherlands, feminism seems to be turned on its head here. After much pressure to increase participation, lots of women simply argue for their right to raise kids. So, they usually prefer working part-time and using other time as 'social time'.
Now, if only us men demanded the same ;).
- marquis 16y agoThanks for your reasonable comments on the topic. As a hard-working, caring female I was offended by the tone of this article. By the first paragraph she was making assumptions and generalisations, and I couldn't take the rest of the article seriously with her attempt to make the statistics fit. I'm familiar with Dutch culture fairly well and it has many complex reasons for it's social structures that I don't think should be glibly lacerated to fit a concept. I've always found the Netherlands a highly liberal, equal and exciting country to work in, whether you want to push yourself over long hours or go home at 5pm on the dot.
- baguasquirrel 16y agoFWIW, one of the more common complaints amongst the hackers I've hung out with is that they've wanted to work part-time so they can spend more time on hobby projects. Do kids count as hobby projects?