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Having children should impact men as much as women, professionally and academically. The fact that it doesn't is a cultural decision, not a biological one. Wh

by moosey 7y ago

Having children should impact men as much as women, professionally and academically. The fact that it doesn't is a cultural decision, not a biological one. Why aren't men with children staying home with the kids and having the same thing happen to them? Sexism.

Der_Einzige 7y ago
Lol it's both. Men don't get pregnant
malvosenior 7y ago
If women want to stay home with children more than men do and successfully achieve that, it's quite the opposite of sexism. Most stay at home moms are doing exactly what they want and it's actually sexist to question their decisions.
cc81 7y ago
Against women or men? Is it not sexist that men are expected to work much more than women and provide? I would say it is because of understandable historical reasons and that it is changing in a lot countries. For example in Sweden dads are taking out a larger and larger part of parental leave. It is still only 28% but increasing every year I think. There are of course many other factors that weigh in of who will take parental leave. To take some anecdotes I've seen in my circles: 1. Women tend to have partners that are older and equal or higher in social status so it is not uncommon that the men have come further in their careers. So when the man is home there will be less money for the household. Sometimes the woman uses that as an excuse to be able to home more and sometimes the man uses it because they don't want to be home. 2. Women will logically be home in the beginning due to them nursing and some want to be home longer total and the dad say yes because they feel the mom have earned it. Some women also feel that the dad will get the more fun stay at home time and want a part of that as well and not only in the beginning. It is changing but people also prioritize differently and not everything is sexism.
ralusek 7y ago
Because men can have children later in their careers. Women being forced biologically to have children by their mid 30s is often during the time they'd have made the most advances. It's not at all uncommon for men to be 5-10 years older. And then the parental roles elected are often asymmetrical. I'm guessing that you'd gladly attribute this to internalized misogyny, but unfortunately not everything can be written off as a social construction.
belorn 7y ago
One reason is that more women then men have children, especially at lower income groups and age groups.

by moosey 7y ago

Der_Einzige 7y ago

Lol it's both. Men don't get pregnant

malvosenior 7y ago

If women want to stay home with children more than men do and successfully achieve that, it's quite the opposite of sexism. Most stay at home moms are doing exactly what they want and it's actually sexist to question their decisions.

cc81 7y ago

Against women or men? Is it not sexist that men are expected to work much more than women and provide? I would say it is because of understandable historical reasons and that it is changing in a lot countries. For example in Sweden dads are taking out a larger and larger part of parental leave. It is still only 28% but increasing every year I think. There are of course many other factors that weigh in of who will take parental leave. To take some anecdotes I've seen in my circles: 1. Women tend to have partners that are older and equal or higher in social status so it is not uncommon that the men have come further in their careers. So when the man is home there will be less money for the household. Sometimes the woman uses that as an excuse to be able to home more and sometimes the man uses it because they don't want to be home. 2. Women will logically be home in the beginning due to them nursing and some want to be home longer total and the dad say yes because they feel the mom have earned it. Some women also feel that the dad will get the more fun stay at home time and want a part of that as well and not only in the beginning. It is changing but people also prioritize differently and not everything is sexism.

ralusek 7y ago

Because men can have children later in their careers. Women being forced biologically to have children by their mid 30s is often during the time they'd have made the most advances. It's not at all uncommon for men to be 5-10 years older. And then the parental roles elected are often asymmetrical. I'm guessing that you'd gladly attribute this to internalized misogyny, but unfortunately not everything can be written off as a social construction.

belorn 7y ago

One reason is that more women then men have children, especially at lower income groups and age groups.