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I know it comes across as very sexist, but let me try to explain my own problem a bit further. You could say I have a split view on things. I grew up in the we
by koonsolo 8y ago
I know it comes across as very sexist, but let me try to explain my own problem a bit further.
You could say I have a split view on things. I grew up in the western world with all of it's values. I greatly appreciate individuals being equal, etc. I myself am a father very involved with my kids, I take parental leave, and my wife has a career.
I work in the tech field with the majority of men, but still a lot of great women. Some women I worked with preferred to be in an all male team (this is Europe, not US).
So yes, I greatly value women having the same chances, being able to do anything they want, etc.
But then there is this other side, where I see that our culture is dying. We have certain values, but are not producing enough kids. And now we import people that seem to have an "attitude that belongs in the dark ages", as you called it. But why do we import them? Because they have enough kids.
So maybe I expressed myself wrong, and the real question is: How can our western values survive, when we don't have enough kids to pass these values to?
- mr_overalls 8y agoMay I ask what country you live in? And does your country have laws for sufficient maternity/paternity leave?
- koonsolo 8y agoBelgium. Mother gets 3 months, father 10 days by default. Then we have parental leave, which is 4 months for each (can be taken fulltime, or part-time for 8 months, or 4/5th for 20 months). Then we have yet another 4 years each if you really want to take those. I have 3 kids, and took more of my parental leave than their mom. I also enjoy taking care of my kids. So in practice I don't really live the traditional role ;).